We knew this would happen.

A man dressed like a ninja was shot by French police after he attempted to attack two officers with a sword in the western city of Cherbourg on Thursday, authorities said.

The incident escalated as two female police officers approached the man to question him regarding a car theft.

"He was neutralized with bullets," the Cherbourg press office told CNN, however they could not say what condition the man was in.

I could have told you this would happen. Once you exterminate all the pirates, your ninja population explodes, without their natural predators to keep them in check.

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