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Man 'neutralized' after stabbing in Paris suburb – BBC News, BBC News

Man 'neutralized' after stabbing in Paris suburb – BBC News, BBC News


        

                                 Police stand near a park in the south of ParisImage copyright                 Reuters                                                      
Image caption                                    Police have cordoned off the area near to the Hautes-Bruyères park                             

One person has died and several others have been injured after a knife attack in a suburb of Paris.

A man stabbed a number of passers-by in Villejuif, about 7km (4 miles) south of the French capital, on Friday.

The attacker was chased by police after reportedly targeting people in a park. The motive for the attack is not clear.

Four people are believed to have been stabbed. Two are reported to have been seriously injured and have been taken to hospital.

The attack took place at about (*******************************: (local time) 13: 823 GMT) and the targets appear to have been chosen at random.

Police have advised people to avoid the area near to the Hautes-Bruyères park.

French counter-terrorism prosecutors are assessing the scene and authorities are trying to identify the attacker. Police said they were interviewing several witnesses.

                                                                                                                      

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