A 42-year-old former psychiatric patient Wednesday punched four people and attacked three police officers while screaming "Allahu Akbar" in the French city of Toulouse, the Daily Mail reported.

Police were alerted by a witness and ran to the scene, according to French news site La Depeche.

"We were chatting and he jumped on us," one man told local media, Express reported.

"He first caught my son and then beat my daughter. We ran."

The attacker wasn't carrying any weapons; two people were taken to the hospital with minor injuries.

Express reported the attacker burst into tears when officials detained him.

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