Ugh. Copycat? MT @NewsBreaker BREAKING: French soldier on patrol in Paris has been stabbed in the neck by a man of North-African origin — Brian Faughnan (@BrianFaughnan) May 25, 2013

The assailant fled the scene.

Report: French soldier patrolling western Paris stabbed in the neck by a man who quickly fled the scene, police source says – @Reuters — Breaking News (@BreakingNews) May 25, 2013

Good news:

French soldier stabbed in Paris – local reports say suspected attacker of North African origin fled the scene. Soldier expected to survive — Channel 4 News (@Channel4News) May 25, 2013

More:

Reuters: French soldier on patrol in Paris stabbed in neck by "bearded man of North African origin" http://t.co/PPdoB7sWMK — David Burge (@iowahawkblog) May 25, 2013

Via Reuters, additional details about the stabbing and the “bearded man of North African origin … wearing an Arab-style garment”:

The soldier, patrolling as part of France’s Vigipirate anti-terrorist surveillance plan, was injured in the stabbing around 1800 p.m. but would survive, the source said. French daily Le Parisien cited police sources as saying the suspected attacker was a bearded man of North African origin about 30 years old, and was wearing an Arab-style garment under his jacket.

French soldier was reportedly on patrol as part of counter-terrorism operation. — SunnyRight (@sunnyright) May 25, 2013

According to Business Insider, Le Parisien is reporting that the attacker was “wearing a jilbab, a type of Islamic garment.”

Update:

New information from Reuters: The soldier was reportedly stabbed with a knife or box-cutter. The identity of the attacker is still unknown, according to President Francois Hollande.

Twitchy will monitor this developing story and update as more details become available.