Deadly Paris Stabbing: Suspect Arrested, One Dead and Two Injured
TL;DR
A German tourist was killed and another person injured in a knife attack in central Paris near the Quai de Grenelle. The attacker, a French-born and known supporter of radical Islam with mental health issues, targeted the tourists before attempting to attack two more people with a hammer. The assailant was arrested and expressed grievances about Muslims dying in Afghanistan and the Palestinian Territories. France raised its terrorism alert level in October following a series of attacks and threats.
- France: 1 dead, 1 wounded in Paris stabbing DW (English)
- Paris attack near Eiffel Tower leaves one dead and two injured BBC.com
- French interior minister says Paris assailant convicted in 2016 of planning another attack The Times of Israel
- Police in Paris arrested a man who targeted passersby, killing 1, injuring 2 others, official says The Washington Post
- Police arrest person of interest in Paris attack that left tourist dead: officials Fox News
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