AFPA man who snatched a bag from a tourist on the street in the north of Paris was chased by a hostile crowd, beaten and then left in a critical condition bleeding from two stab wounds to the stomach. The incident happened on Monday evening in the district just north of Gare du Nord known as "Little Jaffna" due to the high number of Sri Lankan shops and restaurants there. Next to him lay the bag he had grabbed from a Sri Lankan tourist a few minutes before. The police officers quickly saw that he had two knife wounds to the stomach and called for an ambulance. The "Little Jaffna" neighbourhood is a bustling district lined with shops and restaurants run by Sri Lankans, and Tamil is the main language heard on the streets.

Source: The Local September 12, 2017 14:37 UTC