The mayor of Paris, Bertrand Delanoe, was stabbed in the stomach early Sunday, as he presided over an all-night, citywide arts festival. Offi say h injuries a not li - threatening. T incident i the lat of sev attacks aga public offi in Fra .
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Witnesses sa a m lunged a Mayor Bert Delanoe a about 2: 30 a. m. Sun , during a all- ni party a the Pa city ha . Suddenly, th said, th saw t mayor stre flat o on t floor.
T 52- ye - old Soci mayor w taken t a hosp , where h underwent th hours o surgery. Spok said h was tre for a number o wounds, b that h condition w not li - threatening.
Fra - Info ra reported, pol are quest the sus , who w identified a a 39- year- o man kn to lo authorities.
T stabbing ca an ug shadow ov the ci ' s fi - ever wh night, i which doz of mus and ot tourist attra were op until da . France' s Socialist Pa secretary, Fran Holland, sa he w shocked b the inci , telling Fra - Info th the stab raised ques about whe public fig should rec more secu protection. A the sa time, h said, pub officials mu mingle wi their elect freely, b inevitably th take ri in do so.
I July, a young m allegedly tr to sh President Jac Chirac dur France' s traditional Bast Day Par . And ear this ye , another m gunned do several lawm in a Paris sub , as th presided ov a la - night mee .
The inci have profo shocked t country, a raised n questions ab spiraling viol in Fra . Violence a insecurity we major camp themes i this ye ' s presid and legis elections.