A US Air Force spokesman confirmed that 23-year-old Airman Spencer Stone had been stabbed in Sacramento and taken to a local hospital.
"He is in stable condition," Lieutenant Colonel Chris Karns told AFP. "We are still trying to get the details."
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"The victim had sustained multiple stab wounds in his upper torso or upper body but he is in stable condition and is expected to survive," Trapani said, adding that the suspect had fled the scene.
She said it was unclear what prompted the fight and that Stone was the only victim.
Sacramento police tweeted that the assault was "not related to a terrorist act," seemingly ruling out a revenge attack over the train incident.
"Assault occurred near a bar, alcohol is believed to be a factor," police said on Twitter.
Just weeks ago, the town of Sacramento staged a parade in honor of the trio of friends whose actions stopped a massacre.
Stone suffered deep slash wounds as he helped to overpower a heavily-armed gunman, 25-year-old Moroccan Ayoub El Khazzani, in the train attack on August 21.
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