French media reported that the knifeman first attacked a man who had just left home for a daily walk — slitting his throat in front of the victim's girlfriend and son. Next, the assailant went into a tobacco shop, stabbed the tobacconist and two customers, and then went into the local butcher’s shop, according to French news reports.. He grabbed another knife and attacked a customer with the blunt end before entering a supermarket, the media said.. French Interior Minister Christophe Castaner arrived at the scene in the town south of Lyon within hours and thanked shopkeepers for their help. There have been a number of knife attacks in France in recent months.

Source: Daily Sun April 04, 2020 16:52 UTC