Paris Attack: Man linked to radical Islam stabbed one to death, 2 injured

According to media reports, the attacker is known to follow radical Islam and has a mental illness.

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A shocking incident happened in Paris after an attacker stabbed one man to death and wounded two others in Paris on Saturday, reportedly shouting “Allahu Akbar” (God is greatest) before being apprehended, French police sources told AFP.

Quoting a police source, AFP said that the attacker is known to follow radical Islam and has a mental illness.

The suspect said he could not stand Muslims being killed in the world, according to a police source.

Briefing about the incident, the Paris prosecutor’s office said that the attacker is French, was born in 1997, and has been arrested in a murder investigation and attempted murder.

Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin is expected at the scene in the French capital's 15th district near the Eiffel Tower, where an AFP journalist saw a security cordon put in place. 

Taking it to X, Darmanin said, “Police officers have just bravely arrested an attacker going after passers-by in Paris, around the Quai de Grenelle.”

"Please avoid the area,” he added.