As the prosecutor from Marseille, Nicolas Bessone, the man was evicted from the hotel due to the failure to pay the bill. Then He attacked one person who stayed in his previous room, and also stabbed the hotel manager and his son with a knife.
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Witnesses reported that they had heard arrows coming from the scene, in front of the restaurant near the old port of Marseille. Prok. Bessone said that The alleged attacker was a citizen of Tunisia who had a legal right of stay in France And he was not previously known to the police.
After the man was thrown out of the hotel, he returned armed with knives and attacked three people, then went to the bar with snacks, where he tried to attack his manager. He was expelled from the restaurant by customers who called the police. The officers who arrived used, used a stun gun, and also opened fire from firearms.
The prosecutor reported that One of the victims wounded with a knife in the hotel is in a critical condition, while another two people were seriously injured. The French Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau went to the place. The mayor of Marseille Benoît Payan expressed full support for all victims of Tuesday's attack and praised the police for a quick reaction.
