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Diplomats attacked by man with knife

U.S. Secret Service police arrested a man who allegedly injured three people with a 12-inch knife at a West African embassy in Northwest Washington. Police said Kokou Dzifa Bocco used a serrated knife last week at the Embassy of Togo after he was told he could not immediately receive a passport. Three people had to be taken to the hospital, including Charge d’Affaires Lorempo Tchabre Landjergue, who suffered cuts on both hands.

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