UNF Professor Trapped in Attack at Notre Dame

Hannah Lee
June 6, 2017

UNF professor Nancy Soderberg was stuck inside the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris today while a man was attacking people outside the cathedral with a hammer and knives. Soderberg was among hundreds who were held inside the cathedral after the attack.

Soderberg tweeted from inside the cathedral.

Nancy Soderberg teaches foreign policy at UNF. Photo courtesy of Spinnaker Media.

The attacker was shot and injured by police and the situation is under control, according to the Associated Press.

According to Action News Jax, Soderberg said that she was stuck in the cathedral for hours as police interviewed everyone.

Soderberg teaches Global Issues in Contemporary Politics and Real Policy World, two courses on foreign policy. Spinnaker talked with her back in March. Before teaching at UNF, she was the Deputy National Security Advisor,  and Ambassador at the UN during the Clinton Administration.

 

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