NICE: Three soldiers on patrol outside a Jewish community center in southern France were attacked by a knife-wielding assailant on Tuesday, leaving two of them injured, a police source said.
The attacker was arrested, said the source, adding that the lives of the injured soldiers were not in danger.
One was injured in the arm and the other in the face. Both were being treated by medical personnel at the scene.
Anti-terrorist prosecutors in Paris have taken charge of the investigation, a judicial source said.
The troops were patrolling the Jewish center as part of reinforced security measures in the wake of jihadist attacks last month in Paris that claimed 17 lives.
One gunman, Amedy Coulibaly, killed four Jewish shoppers in a kosher supermarket during a siege that was eventually brought to an end by crack security forces.
President Francois Hollande has since vowed to combat “unbearable” rising anti-Semitism in France, after figures showed anti-Jewish acts doubled over the past year.
3 French soldiers attacked outside Jewish center
3 French soldiers attacked outside Jewish center
UK starts visa requirements for St. Lucians
- Saint Lucia’s government said it was actively engaging with British government
- It said it would continue talks to “explore pathways for maintaining strong mobility arrangements“
CASTRIES: Britain has introduced a visa requirement for Saint Lucians effective from Thursday citing a “notable increase” in nationals from the small Caribbean nation claiming asylum, Saint Lucia’s government said in a statement.
Immigration is one of Britain’s most politically sensitive issues, and Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s government has sought to show it is tightening the system as the populist Reform UK party gains ground in opinion polls.
Saint Lucia, a former British colony, has a population of about 180,000. Last year, the World Bank estimated a net emigration of just 23 people.
Its government said it was actively engaging with British government and would continue talks to “explore pathways for maintaining strong mobility arrangements.”
It said it was informed in a letter dated Wednesday.
Saint Lucia is a member of the Commonwealth, an association of mostly former British colonies. Before the 1970s, nationals of many of these had the right to live and work in the UK. Saint Lucians previously needed a 16 pound Electronic Travel Authorization (ETA) to travel to the UK. \
There will be a six-week transition for ETA holders, its government said.
On Tuesday, Britain said it would block study visas for Afghanistan, Cameroon, Myanmar and Sudan and halt work visas for Afghans.
