A man went on a violent, unprovoked stabbing spree on Wednesday at the Gare du Nord in Paris, injuring six people and causing brief panic at one of Europe’s busiest train stations until he was shot and arrested by the police. Investigators were not immediately able to identity the suspect, who attacked his victims with a metal hook, and the motive for his assault was not clear, the French authorities said. But none of the injuries were expected to be life-threatening, and the episode was not currently being treating as a terrorist attack. Gérald Darmanin, the French interior minister, told reporters at the station that at 6:42 a.m., an “extremely threatening individual” had stabbed several bystanders in front of the station before continuing inside, during the busy commuter rush. The assault was sudden, random and extremely violent, according to Laure Beccuau, the Paris prosecutor, who said in a statement on Wednesday evening that the suspect had stabbed his first victim at least 20 times with a metal hook that had been sharpened and wrapped with string, “allowing a better grip.”

Source: Libya Today January 12, 2023 04:08 UTC