A man dressed as a ninja attacked and wounded two female police officers with a sword in Cherbourg, northwestern France, today, before being shot and wounded by other police officers, a police spokesman said.
According to her, there are currently no indications that the perpetrator had terrorist motives.
A police spokeswoman said the perpetrator had stolen a vehicle and caused an accident, after which he attacked the two female police officers who had been called to the scene, injuring one in the face and the other in the chin.
Police officers who rushed to the point shot three times the man, who was dressed in black in the style of traditional Japanese fighters Ninja. The man was transported to the hospital by helicopter and is now being treated in serious condition.
The attack took place around 3.45 local time (16.45 Greek time), near a gas station in the Leclerc supermarket chain.
The name and nationality of the perpetrator have not been disclosed.
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