Three people wounded in Paris knife attack at railway station | France

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Three people have been wounded in a knife attack in the Gare de Lyon railway station in Paris and the suspect has been arrested, police have said.

Two of the victims suffered light wounds while the third person was more seriously injured but was not in a life-threatening situation, police added.

The detained man, whose nationality was not revealed, went on a stabbing spree at about 8am (0700 GMT) at the Gare de Lyon, which serves domestic trains as well as those heading to Switzerland and Italy.

“The suspect did not cry out [any religious slogans] during his attack,” a police source said. “He showed the police an Italian driving licence.”

The area in the station between halls one and three were temporarily closed, the rail operator SNCF said on X.

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