"The suspect, armed with two knives and an iron bar, tried to stab people at random and "without provocation" in a violent rampage, said Nicolas Bessonne, the Marseille public prosecutor. At least one of the wounded is in critical condition after the man, who arrived legally in France from Tunisia, launched the frenzied attack at 2.45pm local time on Tuesday afternoon. The suspect burst into a hotel in the 1st arrondissement of Marseille from which he had just been evicted for not paying his rent, Mr Bessonne said."
"The suspect then continued his attack in the city at the nearby Istanbul City snack bar, where he tried to stab the manager "and probably other people" at the scene, Mr Bessonne said. Chased away by customers, he went to Cours Belsunce, where he tried to attack several individuals with a knife and a baton. Two people were wounded "in the face"."
"A police patrol that was in the area intervened and attempted to neutralise him. But the man began reciting verses from the Koran before rushing towards them and ignoring their orders to drop the weapons, according to Le Figaro. The police officers, equipped with Tasers and their weapons, neutralised him. The attacker died from his injuries at 3.25pm local time."
The suspect, a Tunisian man who arrived legally in France and was under judicial supervision, launched a frenzied attack in Marseille armed with two knives and an iron bar. He burst into a hotel after eviction, stabbed a roommate who is in critical condition, then stabbed the hotel manager and the manager's son, both hospitalized and stable. He continued at the Istanbul City snack bar and on Cours Belsunce, wounding two people in the face. Police intervened after he recited verses from the Koran and ignored orders; officers used Tasers and firearms to neutralise him. He died from his injuries. Investigations continue, with authorities cautious about motives.
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