Several people wounded in Paris train station knife attack
Local authorities said that a man injured six people with a knife attack at the Gare du Nord train station in Paris on Wednesday morning.
The attacker was taken out of action by security forces, the broadcaster BFMTV reported, citing police sources.
French Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin thanked security forces for their “efficient and courageous response’’, and said the attacker was killed.
The area was cordoned off, and train traffic was partially disrupted.
Further details were not immediately known.
(dpa/NAN)
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