Lee Rigby assassination, British soldiers in London still fresh in the news, a similar incident occurred in Paris, France.

Lee Rigby assassination, British soldiers in London still fresh in the news, a similar incident occurred in Paris, France.

A French soldier who was stationed in the Paris business district, on Saturday (25/05/2013), pierced his neck by an unidentified man.

Man stabbing suspect immediately fled after the act and is now in police pursuit. Explains the French President, Francois Hollande.

The soldier was on patrol with a full uniform with two other people who are part of anti-terrorist surveillance plan France.

Around 18:00 pm, a man approached her from behind and stabbed the soldier soldiers neck with a knife or use a paper cutter.

President Hollande, who was in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, immediately provide comments related to the stabbing incident.

"We do not know the actual situation when the stabbing occurred. We also do not know the identity of the attacker, but we are developing all the possibilities," said Hollande told reporters.

Meanwhile, the district police chief Hauts-de-Seine, Pierre-Andre Payvel said the soldier lost quite a lot of blood, but not life-threatening.

"The wound is severe enough, but do not endanger his life. She is now being treated at a military hospital," said Peyvel.

Peyvel added, stabbing perpetrators immediately fled utilize bustling atmosphere in the La Defense business district, before two other soldiers who participated in the patrols had time to react.

The daily Le Parisien quoted police sources reported that the suspected assailants was a bearded man of North African descent around 30 years old.

The suspect was also wearing Arab-style clothing under the jacket she was wearing.

However, the description presented Peyvel denied Le Parisien and confirmed the suspect's identity will be given in detail in due course.

France is in the midst of high alert after the involvement of the Malian government troops helped oust Islamic militants who control the northern region of Mali.

Increased vigilance when Al Qaeda North Africa (AQIM) will declare attack all French interests around the world.