The attacker reportedly entered the courtyard of the police HQ, which is on the Ile-de-la-Cité in the centre of Paris, on Thursday afternoon. Local media reported that he attacked several people with a knife before being shot and killed by officers. Several French media sources claimed four people were killed in the attack but it was not clear whether the victims were police officers or civilian staff. Christophe Crépin, a spokesman for the police officers group Policiers en colère (police are angry) told French media that a workplace dispute with bosses is believed to have sparked the attack. Paris pleure les siens cet après-midi après cette effroyable attaque survenue à la @prefpolice.

Source: The Local October 03, 2019 12:00 UTC