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2023-01-11 Europe

Paris train station attack leaves at least 6 people injured

[MSN] 24 hr rule, but....
A man who left at least six people injured in an attack at the Gare du Nord station in Paris early Wednesday morning was shot by police and hospitalized, authorities said.

Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said on Twitter that "an individual injured several people this morning at the Gare du Nord. He was quickly neutralized. Thank you to the police for their effective and courageous response.”

The alleged attacker is alive and has been hospitalized, authorities said. The six injured people were also taken to the hospital, Darmanin said at a news conference at the station, where he was flanked by armed police officers. An officer was injured during the attack, he said.

The attack began at about 6:42 a.m. local time, with police responding within a minute, Darmanin said. The suspect, who did not appear to say anything prior to the attack, was shot three times by police, the minister told reporters.

Prosecutors said they are investigating all possible leads. Investigators haven't yet ruled terrorism out as a motive, they said. Police have not yet identified a weapon.

“I confirm that an investigation has been opened by the Paris prosecutor's office," the Paris Prosecutor's Office said in a statement obtained by ABC News. "The investigations were entrusted to the judicial police. The provisional assessment is 6 people injured including one in absolute emergency. The suspect was hospitalized after being shot several times by police. His vital prognosis is engaged.”

Posted by Frank G 2023-01-11 08:21|| || Front Page|| [11131 views ] Top

#1 The Times of Israel:

Six people were lightly wounded on Wednesday by a man wielding a knife at the busy Gare du Nord station in Paris, police and prosecutors said.

The man was arrested by police at the station — a busy commuter hub that also serves as a departure point for trains to northern France, London and northern Europe — after they opened fire and wounded him, said a police source, who asked not to be named.

Police were treating the stabbings as a criminal act, not a terrorist attack, a source close to the case said.

The attacker sustained a life-threatening chest injury as police fired several rounds, the source said.

An off-duty police officer was the first to act against the attacker, Le Parisien daily said.

I vote we leave this on Page 1 until we know more about the knifeman. Just because the authorities would prefer not to call this a jihad attack does not mean it is not a jihad attack,

Posted by trailing wife 2023-01-11 09:54|| 2023-01-11 09:54|| Front Page Top

#2 Yahoo:

Police are yet to name the suspected attacker, who was not holding any identity documents when detained by officers. Darmanin has said the attacker’s weapon was not a knife but what looked like a homemade weapon.

Posted by trailing wife 2023-01-11 10:07|| 2023-01-11 10:07|| Front Page Top

#3 CBS says it was a "bladed weapon"

Posted by Frank G 2023-01-11 10:19|| 2023-01-11 10:19|| Front Page Top

#4 Soo, one of these?

Posted by Nomad 2023-01-11 10:24|| 2023-01-11 10:24|| Front Page Top

#5 ^ The bling is a nice touch, but go with the 40V
lithium battery ;-)

Posted by Frank G 2023-01-11 11:26|| 2023-01-11 11:26|| Front Page Top

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