A man injured three people Saturday in a stabbing attack at Paris’s main Gare de Lyon train station, another security incident rocking the Olympic host city before the Summer Games open in six months.
Paris police said officers quickly arrested the assailant who used a sharp weapon in the attack around 8am
One of the injured is in serious condition; the other two were slightly injured.
Police had no other details immediately.
Posting on social media, Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin described the attack as an “unbearable act” and thanked those who arrested the attacker.
Security in Paris is being stepped up as it prepares to welcome 10,500 Olympians and millions of visitors for the first Olympic Games in a century in the French capital.
The Games will open with a massive open-air ceremony along the Seine on July 26, a major security challenge in the city which has been repeatedly hit by terrorist attacks, most notably in 2015.
French forensic police and the judiciary are working following a knife attack at Paris’ Gare de Lyon train station on Saturday. AFP via Getty Images A French police officer stands inside a secure area following a knife attack on Saturday. REUTERS Paris police said officers quickly arrested the assailant who used a sharp weapon in the attack at around 8am on Saturday. Reuters
Most recently, a man targeted passers-by near the Eiffel Tower in December, killing a German tourist with a knife and injuring two others.
Gare de Lyon is one of the busiest train stations in Paris. It is a hub for high-speed trains connecting the capital to other cities and for commuter trains serving suburbs and towns in the Paris region.
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