In a bustling Paris neighborhood, on a sunny Tuesday morning, a frightening scene unfolds. A group of men in ski masks tries to pull a woman and her young son into a van right on the street.
The woman fights back with incredible courage, knocking a gun out of an attacker’s hand. People nearby don’t hesitate to help.
One brave bystander grabs a fire extinguisher and chases the attackers off.
The men jump into their van and zoom away, barely getting away.
The woman’s husband, who is there, gets hurt trying to protect his family. A kind passerby, who happens to be a health worker, rushes over to help him. “There was blood everywhere,” the helper says. “I did my best to care for him right away.”
The husband’s injuries are serious, including a broken skull. Shaken, the woman and her son run to a nearby café for safety. The café owner, a friend of the family, says they are trembling but safe, with firefighters checking on them.
Paris police are digging into this alarming attack. They suspect it might be tied to other crimes aimed at people in the cryptocurrency world.
Over the past year, France has seen about ten similar kidnappings, where attackers grab someone off the street and demand money. Just last week, police saved a crypto businessman’s father after kidnappers took him and even cut off his finger to pressure his son for cash.
These scary incidents have Paris worried. The police are working around the clock to stop these crimes and keep everyone safe.
