One person was killed and two others were injured after a man attacked tourists in central Paris near the Eiffel Tower, Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said Saturday.
Police quickly arrested the 26-year-old man, a French national, using a Taser stun gun, Darmanin told reporters.
The suspect had been sentenced to four years in prison in 2016 for planning another attack and was on the watch list of the French security services, and was also known to suffer from psychiatric disorders, the interior minister added.
French police secure access to the Bir-Hakeim bridge near the Eiffel Tower. REUTERS One person died and two others were injured after a man attacked tourists in central Paris. REUTERS The suspect had been sentenced to four years in prison in 2016 for planning another attack and was on the watch list of the French security services. REUTERS
The attack took place around 19:00 GMT when the man attacked a tourist couple with a knife on the Quai de Grenelle, a few meters from the Eiffel Tower, mortally wounding a German citizen. He was then chased by police and attacked two other people with a hammer before being arrested.
The suspect shouted “Allahu Akbar” (God is greater) and told police he was upset because “so many Muslims are dying in Afghanistan and Palestine” and was also upset about the situation in Gaza, Darmanin said.
The anti-terrorism prosecutor’s office said it was in charge of the investigation.
Saturday night’s incident in central Paris occurred less than eight months before the French capital is set to host the Olympic Games and could raise questions about security at the global sporting event.
Paris plans an unprecedented opening ceremony on the Seine River that could draw up to 600,000 spectators.
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