Attacker shot by police after six stabbed at Paris Gare du Nord train station
Officials said several passengers and a border police officer were among the wounded at the busy Gare du Nord station
A soldier patrols at the Gare du Nord train station, Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2023 in Paris. French media are reporting that people have been stabbed at a Paris train station and the interior minister says several people were injured before police "rapidly neutralized" the attacker. (AP Photo/Michel Euler) — © AP
A knife attacker has been shot by police after injuring six people in an unprovoked attack in Paris’s busy Gare du Nord train station, the French interior minister has said.
Gerald Darmanin told reporters at the scene that the man had attacked several people, including a police officer, with a “bladed weapon” at around 6.43am local time (5.43am GMT).
He said the unnamed assailant was currently “between life and death” in hospital.
Several passengers and a border police officer were among the wounded, according to officials.
The officer was stabbed in the back by the assailant, but was saved by a bulletproof vest, Mr Darmanin said.
Another of the other victims was seriously injured in the shoulder and taken for emergency treatment.
Mr Darmanin thanked the police “for their effective and courageous reaction”.
Video of the Gare du Nord, one of the French capital’s busiest commuter stations, showed an eerie calm with dozens of police stationed by the Eurostar terminal entrance in areas cordoned off from the public.
No specific motive, including terrorism, has currently been suggested by authorities.
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