Police said both men suffered superficial injuries. (representative)

Souferveersheim, France:

An assailant was arrested Thursday after he attacked two girls, aged 6 and 11, with a knife near their school in eastern France, officials said.

The 11-year-old was stabbed outside the school in the town of Souffelweyersheim, while the 6-year-old was attacked by the same man nearby. Both men suffered superficial injuries, police said, adding that the attacker did not appear to have any known links to militants and was not previously known to security services.

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