One person was killed in a knife attack in Paris on Saturday and the assailant was shot dead by police, a police source said. French interior minister Gerard Collomb confirmed there had been an attack in Paris and said there were victims, without giving any details. The Paris prefecture had earlier said a person had carried out a knife attack in the second arrondissement – or district – of the French capital. The police source said some seven people had been injured. A terrorism investigation has been opened by French authorities into the attack.

Source: The Irish Times May 12, 2018 20:03 UTC