One person killed in Paris knife attack, attacker shot dead by police

One person is dead after a knife attack in the centre of the city, French media reports.

A French police officer stands guarding a street near the place where a man attacked and stabbed several people in Paris, France, 12 May 2018. Source: EPA/ETIENNE LAURENT

Paris French authorities say a knife-wielding assailant killed one person and injured four in the centre of Paris before being killed by police.

Interior Minister Gerard Collomb confirmed there had been an attack in the French capital and said there were victims, without giving any details. The attacker had been overpowered by police, he said.

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