France: Two Dead, Several Injured In Knife Attack In Paris - Islamic State Claim Responsibility

Policemen stand guard in Paris centre after one person was killed and several injured in a knife attack in Paris on May 12, 2018. The assailant was killed by police. Thomas Samson/AFP/Getty Image


Two people were killed including the assailant - armed with a knife and four others injured on Saturday night in central Paris, security sources said.

The attack took place near the city’s main opera house in an area full of bars, restaurants and theatres which were brimming on a weekend night.

The man, who attacked five people with a knife, was shot dead by police officers in the Opéra district.

Two other who were injured were in serious condition and all the victims are in hospital.

According to USA TODAY, the Islamic State has claimed responsibility for the Saturday attack in Paris.

Within hours of the attack, the Islamic State's news agency called the suspected attacker one of its "soldiers."

Prosecutor Francois Molins said witnesses reported that the suspect shouted "Allahu Akbar," or "God is great" in Arabic.

Based on the statements and the manner of the attack, Molins said counterterrorism authorities opened a terrorism investigation into the incident.

Interior Minister Gerard Collomb hailed in a tweet the “sang-froid and reaction of the police who neutralised the attacker.”



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