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Tunisian stabs five in Marseille, then shot dead by French police
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Posted on September 2, 2025
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A Tunisian man stabbed five in Marseille, critically injuring one, before being shot dead by police. The attacker was evicted for not paying rent.
PARIS (Reuters) -Five people including a hotel manager and the manager's son were stabbed at a hotel in the southern French city of Marseille on Tuesday and one was in critical condition, the city's prosecutor said.
The Tunisian attacker, who had two knives and a crowbar, died after being shot by police, prosecutor Nicolas Bessone and the police said.
Bessone told reporters that the attacker, a legal immigrant, had been evicted from the hotel for not paying rent.
The incident took place at 2:45 p.m. (1245 GMT) in Marseille's first arrondissement, or district.
(Reporting by Dominique Vidalon and Makini Brice; Editing by Kevin Liffey)
Five people were stabbed at a hotel in Marseille, including a hotel manager and the manager's son, with one victim in critical condition.
The attacker was a Tunisian man who was armed with two knives and a crowbar.
The attacker had been evicted from the hotel for not paying rent, which prompted the violent incident.
The attacker was shot dead by police after the stabbing incident.
The incident took place at 2:45 p.m. local time in Marseille's first arrondissement.
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