A teacher at a Jewish school in the southern French city of Marseilles is reportedly recovering after being stabbed by three men professing support for the Islamic State terror group.
Three people on two scooters, one of them wearing an Islamic State T-shirt, approached the teacher in the street, Marseilles prosecutor Brice Robin told Reuters.
During the attack, one of the suspects allegedly showed a picture on his cellphone of Mohamed Merah, a homegrown Islamist militant who killed seven people in a series of attacks in southern France in 2012, Reuters reported.
“The three people insulted, threatened and then stabbed their victim in the arm and leg. They were interrupted by the arrival of a car and fled,” Mr. Robin said.
Emergency workers brought the teacher to a nearby hospital, and authorities were searching for the perpetrators.
Injuries to the teacher were not life-threatening, the prosecutor said.
The news comes as France is on heightened alert following Friday’s terror attacks in Paris. The Islamic State terror group claimed responsibility for several simultaneous attacks throughout the city that killed 129 people and injured hundreds of others.
• Jessica Chasmar can be reached at jchasmar@washingtontimes.com.
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