World Bulletin / News Desk

French authorities arrested on Wednesday a man suspected of stabbing a French soldier in an attack.

The 22-year-old suspect, known to police for crimes such as theft and possession of firearms, was arrested in a Paris suburb early on Wednesday after being identified through fingerprints, a police source told Reuters.

The 23-year-old French soldier was attacked from behind with a knife or box-cutter while patrolling the La Defense business neighbourhood west of Paris.

The soldier was released from the hospital on Monday.