The bottle, one knife and an empty knife case were found in a bag close to the crime scene at La Defense.

WSJ: French Police Detain Man in Probe of Attack on Soldier

Justice Secretary Kenny MacAskill said it was already "almost invariably" the case that using a knife brought a jail term.

BBC: Knife carriers inquiry announced

My books include the novels "Sellout" and "Wink" and several educational titles (subjects varying from drug abuse and its impact on society, a historical look at domestic spying, and a biography of Bill Gates) as well as "Tested XX" - the bestselling history of my rather inbred family, which also happens to be America's oldest family of knife-makers, the infamous Case clan.

FORBES: I seek small stories with big implications.