Spencer Stone, French Train Attack Hero, Stabbed in Sacramento

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Spencer Stone, one of three Americans who helped foil a terror attack on a French train in August, was stabbed in Sacramento on Wednesday night, the U.S. Air Force confirmed to NBC News.

Airman First Class Stone was in stable condition on Thursday, an Air Force spokesperson said.

"He is alive and in stable condition at this time," the spokesperson said. "We do not have any information as to the events preceding the incident."

Police said Stone was stabbed multiple times in the torso after a fight near some popular bars in downtown Sacramento, according to NBC affiliate KCRA.

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The stabbing happened about 12:45 a.m. on Thursday on a Sacramento street corner.

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Police initially did not think the stabbing victim would survive and began treating the incident as a homicide investigation, but it now appears that the victim will pull through.

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"It is believed that the victim was out with a group of friends when a physical altercation led to the victim being stabbed multiple times in his upper body," the news release says.

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