Paris stabbing: Muslim ladies stabbed under Eiffel Tower

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    AN attempted murder enquiry has been opened in Paris after two Muslim cousins were ?stabbed repeatedly? underneath the Eiffel Tower, prosecutors confirmed today. (WED) French police have arrested two female suspects following the suspected racist attacks which were allegedly accompanied by the words ?Dirty Arabs!?. Those in custody ? who have not been named ? are described as being white women of ?European appearance?, who now face ?attempted murder? charges, said city prosecutors. It follows rising tensions caused by the beheading of a teacher in the Paris suburbs last Friday by a radicalised terrorist infuriated that cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed were shown to children. Members of France?s five million plus Muslim community have complained of increased Islamophobia caused by a government clampdown on mosques and Muslim organisations. The victims of the latest attacks on Sunday have been identified as French women from an Algerian background named only as Kenza, 49, and Amel, who is a few years younger. Kenza was stabbed six times and ended up in hospital with a punctured lung, while surgery was carried out on one of Amel?s hands, said an investigating source. No information was initially released about the attack on, leading to uproar on social media, where confirmed images from the scene circulated. A chilling video records screaming as the stabbings are carried out on Sunday evening. It was not until Tuesday that a statement from Paris Police read: ?On October 18, at around 8pm, the police intervened following an emergency call from two women wounded by knives on the Champs-de-Mars? ? the Field of Mars by the Eiffel Tower. A source at the Paris prosecutors? office confirmed on Wednesday: ?An investigation for attempted murder has been opened in connection with the stabbings.? One of the attacked women wore a face covering, but it was not clear whether this was because of the Coronavirus pandemic, or for cultural or religious reasons, said the source. Kenza told Liberation newspaper: ?We were a family, five adults in all and four children. ?We had gone out for a walk. At the level of the Eiffel Tower there is a small rather dark park, we took a little tour in it. ?As we walked, there were two dogs that come towards us. The children got scared. My cousin, who was veiled, asked the two women if it was possible to keep their dogs with them because the children were afraid.? The dog owners refused to put their animals on a leash, and a furious argument followed ? one that included racist insults. It is then ? around 8pm and in darkness ? that the two women with the dogs allegedly pulled out a knife, and launched themselves at Kenza and Amel. ?One of the two took out a knife, she slashed me on the skull, on the back on the ribs and there was a third blow on the arm,? said Kenza. ?They then attacked my cousin.? ?Dirty Arab!? was heard, according to witnesses, and ?Go home to your own country?. ?Call the emergency services, she stabbed him,? was also heard, as well as ?Let go, you big beast!? Two local shop workers then intervened and held one of the attackers down until the police arrived. The second suspect was arrested later. Details about the stabbings come as the President Emmanuel Macron prepares to lead a National Hommage to Samuel Paty, the 47-year-old teacher who was stabbed to death last week by Russia-born killer, Abdullakh Anzarov, 18. The beheading happened outside the Bois-d'Aulne school in Conflans-Saint-Honorine, north of Paris, where Mr Paty taught French and Geography.

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    The 2 Muslim ladies were assaulted under the Eiffel Tower last night

    Two Muslim ladies were ‘stabbed repeatedly’ under the Eiffel Tower in a thought racist attack in Paris.

    Police jailed 2 white female suspects who apparently screamed ‘dirty Arabs!’ as they introduced the attack.

    They are being hung on suspicion of tried murder, city district attorneys stated.

    It follows increasing stress over the beheading of an instructor in the Paris residential areas last Friday by a radicalised terrorist exasperated that animations of the Prophet Mohammed were revealed to kids.

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    Members of France’s 5 million plus Muslim neighborhood have actually experienced increased Islamophobia brought on by a federal government clampdown on mosques and Muslim organisations.

    The victims of the current attacks on Sunday have actually been determined as French ladies from an Algerian background called just as Kenza, 49, and Amel, who is a couple of years more youthful.

    Kenza was stabbed 6 times and wound up in healthcare facility with a punctured lung, while surgical treatment was performed on among Amel’s hands, stated an examining source.

    No info was at first launched about the attack on, resulting in outcry on social networks, where validated images from the scene distributed.

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    Girls light candle lights outside the school where a killed history instructor was working (Picture: AP)

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    Samuel Paty, 47, was beheaded outside his school near Paris after getting death risks for revealing animations of the Prophet Mohammed in a lesson (Picture: Rex)

    A chilling video records shouting as the stabbings are performed on Sunday night.

    It was not till Tuesday that a declaration from Paris Police read: ‘On October 18, at around 8pm, the police intervened following an emergency call from two women wounded by knives on the Champs-de-Mars’ – the Field of Mars by the Eiffel Tower.

    A source at the Paris district attorneys’ workplace validated on Wednesday: ‘An investigation for attempted murder has been opened in connection with the stabbings.’

    One of the assaulted ladies used a face covering, however it was unclear whether this was due to the fact that of the Coronavirus pandemic, or for cultural or spiritual factors, stated the source.

    Kenza informed Liberation paper: ‘We were a household, 5 grownups in all and 4 kids.

    A teacher stands with a placard reading 'I am a teacher, I defend the freedom of speech, I fight for our work conditions and against all kind of racism' near the entrance of a middle school in Conflans-Sainte-Honorine, 30kms northwest of Paris, on October 17, 2020, after a teacher was decapitated by an attacker who has been shot dead by policemen. - The man suspected of beheading on October 16 ,2020 a French teacher who had shown his students cartoons of the prophet Mohammed was an 18-year-old born in Moscow and originating from Russia's southern region of Chechnya, a judicial source said on October 17. Five more people have been detained over the murder on October 16 ,2020 outside Paris, including the parents of a child at the school where the teacher was working, bringing to nine the total number currently under arrest, said the source, who asked not to be named. The attack happened at around 5 pm (1500 GMT) near a school in Conflans-Sainte-Honorine, a western suburb of the French capital. The man who was decapitated was a history teacher who had recently shown caricatures of the Prophet Mohammed in class. (Photo by Bertrand GUAY / AFP) (Photo by BERTRAND GUAY/AFP via Getty Images)

    An instructor stands with a placard reading ‘I am an instructor, I safeguard the liberty of speech, I defend our work conditions and versus all sort of bigotry'(Picture: AFP)

    ‘We had actually gone out for a walk. At the level of the Eiffel Tower there is a little rather dark park, we took a little trip in it.

    ‘As we walked, there were two dogs that come towards us. The children got scared. My cousin, who was veiled, asked the two women if it was possible to keep their dogs with them because the children were afraid.’

    The pet owners declined to put their animals on a leash, and a furious argument followed – one that consisted of racist insults.

    It is then – around 8pm and in darkness – that the 2 ladies with the pet dogs apparently took out a knife, and introduced themselves at Kenza and Amel.

    ‘One of the two took out a knife, she slashed me on the skull, on the back on the ribs and there was a third blow on the arm,’ stated Kenza. ‘They then attacked my cousin.’

    ‘Dirty Arab!’ was heard, according to witnesses, and ‘Go home to your own country’.

    ‘Call the emergency services, she stabbed him,’ was likewise heard, in addition to ‘Let go, you big beast!’

    Two regional store employees then stepped in and held among the opponents down till the authorities showed up. The 2nd suspect was jailed later on.

    Details about the stabbings come as the President Emmanuel Macron prepares to lead a National Hommage to Samuel Paty, the 47-year-old instructor who was stabbed to death recently by Russia-born killer, Abdullakh Anzarov, 18.

    The beheading occurred outside the Bois-d’Aulne school in Conflans-Saint-Honorine, north of Paris, where Mr Paty taught French and Geography.

    Additional reporting from Peter Allen

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