OREANDA-NEWS An unknown man with a knife threatened the audience at the finish line of the fourth stage of the multi-day cycling race "Tour de France". This is reported by Le Parisien.

The incident occurred on July 8, two hours before the end of the race. The man took out a knife and started threatening the audience. After that, he tried to escape, but was detained by the police.

During the arrest, the perpetrator stabbed one of the law enforcement officers in the chest. He was not injured due to the bulletproof vest. The offender was shot in the thigh for this.

The Tour de France runs from 5 to 27 July.