Man with Knife on Metro screamed "I target all Catholics"

Case information

Incident date: Jul 14, 2018
Country: France
Place: Paris
Categories: Social Hostility / Intolerance
Attack Against: Faith
Perpetrator / Motive Indicators: Islamist
Private
Hate Crime & Violent Incidents: Threats
Insult or Incitement
Place of Incident: Public Street
Bias Indicators: Comments/Written Statements/Gestures/Graffiti
Racial/Ethnic/Gender/Cultural Differences
Reported to Police: Yes
Response of Local Authorities: Investigated

A man caused panic in the Paris metro on July 14th when he threatened the passengers with a knife, screaming "I am a Muslim and I target all Catholics." The police took the 23-year-old Egyptian "Emad F." into custody.

Source: Le Parisien