A knife attacker has wounded six people in an unprovoked attack in Paris’ busy Gare du Nord train station before being shot by police.
busy Gare du Nord train station Wednesday morning before being shot by police, the French interior minister said.
The man had attacked several people, including a police officer, with a “bladed weapon” at around 6:43 a.m. Gerald Darmanin told reporters at the scene. He said the unnamed assailant was currently “between life and death” in a hospital. Several passengers and a border police officer were among the wounded, according to officials. The officer was stabbed in the back by the assailant, but was saved by a bulletproof vest, Darmanin said. Another one of the other victims was seriously injured in the shoulder blade and taken for emergency treatment.Get New England news, weather forecasts and entertainment stories to your inbox.
Video of the Gare du Nord, one of the French capital’s busiest commuter stations, showed an eerie calms as dozens of police huddled nearby the Eurostar terminal entrance in areas cordoned off from the public.Copyright AP - Associated Press
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