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Hero in French train attack reportedly stabbed
One of the three heroes who thwarted a terror attack on a French train over the summer has been stabbed and is in critical condition, according to reports.
U.S. Airman Spencer Stone was reportedly stabbed repeatedly in Sacramento, Calif. early Thursday morning. CBS News to report the incident.
The U.S. Airforce released a statement confirming that Stone had been "transported to a local hospital and is currently being treated for injury. The incident is currently under investigation by local law enforcement. He is currently in stable condition."
A defense department official also confirmed the stabbing and Stone's condition to ABC News.
Early reports on the stabbing did not identify Stone as the victim. A reporter on the scene for local affiliate KCRA said that according to police, a man had been stabbed several times in the torso and was not at first expected to survive. Police reportedly told KCRA that they were prepared to investigate the incident as a homicide before learning the victim was expected to survive.
Army National Guardsman Alek Skarlatos, who was travelling to Paris with Stone when they stopped an attempted attack on their train in August, solicited prayers for his fellow hero and his family on Twitter Thursday.
Skarlatos, who is now a contestant on "Dancing with the Stars," lives in Roseburg, Oregon, the scene of last week's fatal shooting at Umpqua Community College.
Hero in French train attack reportedly stabbed