The manager of a Cannes car garage was threatened by a man this Wednesday, when he had just surprised him saying a prayer in his premises.
A man with a knife was arrested this Wednesday, October 18, shortly before 7 p.m., in Cannes, announced Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin.
According to our information from a police source, the man entered a room in the technical inspection center of a car garage before unfolding a carpet to say a Muslim prayer.
Ongoing investigation
Surprised and interrupted by the manager, he then shouted “Allahu Akbar” and showed a knife. According to his account given to the police, the man tried to punch him in the abdomen. The manager took refuge in a room in his establishment before calling for help, the Grasse public prosecutor’s office told BFM Nice Côte d’Azur.
The man was finally arrested, a few minutes later, by Bac police officers, his knife attached to his belt. He was taking the stairs of a nearby mosque, indicates a police source. An investigation was opened into charges of advocating terrorism and gun violence.