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Seven Wounded in Paris Knife Attack


Police secures the area after seven people were wounded in knife attack downtown Paris, France, Sept. 10, 2018.
Police secures the area after seven people were wounded in knife attack downtown Paris, France, Sept. 10, 2018.

French police have arrested a man who wounded seven people, including two British tourists, in Paris late Sunday.

Reuters news agency quoted a judicial source saying there was no indication the attack was terror related. It also reported that four of those wounded were in serious condition.

Witnesses told Agence France Presse the man was also carrying an iron bar.

The incident reportedly took place at 2100 UTC in northeast Paris.

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