Three French security men attacked near Jewish center in Nice

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Wednesday 04 Feb 2015 - 12:50 Makkah mean time-15-4-1436 Nice, France (IINA) - Three members of the French security forces were attacked near a synagogue in Nice, France, on Tuesday, news agencies reported. Agence France Presse quoted a police source as saying that three soldiers on patrol outside a Jewish community center in southern France were attacked by a knife-wielding assailant, leaving two of them wounded. The attacker pulled out a 20 cm blade and struck one of the guards on the chin. As two others tried to interfere, he swiped at them, hitting one on the forearm, and another on the cheek. None of the injuries are thought to be life-threatening. The attackers then attempted to flee by foot, but was quickly stopped and detained. Mayor Christian Estrosi told local television that an ID card with the name Moussa Coulibaly, a common West African surname, had been found on him, and said that a search has been started for potential accomplices. An unnamed official said that Coulibaly was aged about 30, and had a past record of theft and violent crime. The Nice attack came on the same day as French authorities arrested 8 suspected ISIS militia recruiters in Paris and Lyon. Interior minister Barnard Cazeneuve said on Tuesday that 161 anti-terrorist investigations are in progress, with 547 people identified as parts of terror networks. SM/IINA