Stabbing attack reported near Paris
October 16, 2020 23:17
A man has been stabbed in a suburb north-west of the French capital Paris, media reports say, with the attacker shot dead by police.
The reports suggest the victim in Conflans-Sainte-Honorine was beheaded but police have not confirmed this.
The French anti-terrorist prosecutor has been called in to lead an investigation.
France's Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin, travelling to Morocco, is returning urgently to Paris.
The attack occurred near a school.
Police arrived at the scene after receiving a call about a suspicious individual loitering near the school, a police source was quoted as saying.
The French news agency says the officers found the dead man and then sighted the suspect about 200m (220 yards) further in Eragny. He was threatening them with a knife-like weapon. The attacker was then shot dead by police.
The scene is now sealed off, as the investigation continues.
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