Fatal stabbing of German tourist puts sharp focus on Paris Olympics

French gendarmes patrol the Trocadero plaza near the Eiffel Tower after a man targeted passersby late Saturday, killing a German tourist with a knife and injuring two others in Paris, Dec 3, 2023. [AP Photo]

A bloodstain by a bridge over the Seine River was the only remaining sign on Sunday of a fatal knife attack 12 hours earlier on a German tourist, allegedly carried out by a young man under watch for suspected Islamic radicalization.

The random attack near the Eiffel Tower has drawn special concern for the French capital less than a year before it hosts the Olympic Games, with the opening ceremony due to take place along the river in an unprecedented scenic start in the heart of Paris.