PARIS: One person was killed and four injured on Saturday night in central Paris by a man armed with a knife, who was shot dead by police, 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. Then I went out to see what was going on, and then I saw a man on the ground," she added. The attack comes as France is under a constant threat from terrorism. A string of jihadist attacks have claimed the lives of over 245 people around France in the past three years.

Source: Bangkok Post May 12, 2018 21:33 UTC