France : The soldier , a convert to Islam , fled before the attack . He has a record of petty crimes but was not known to security forces , Molins says . Authorities do not believe the friend is connected to the attack , he added . The stabbed soldier was found Saturday with wounds to the neck . The soldier was on security patrol in La Defense , a business district of Paris .
France : The soldier , a convert to Islam , fled before the attack . He has a record of petty crimes but was not known to security forces , Molins says . The stabbed soldier was found Saturday with wounds to the neck . The soldier was on security patrol in La Defense , a business district of Paris .