France: Man stabs three women on Paris metro, arrested

France: Man stabs three women on Paris metro, arrested

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The French Police identified the sus[pect the surveillance cameras at the stations and tracked the geolocation of his mobile phone after he fled the scene.

A man was arrested in France on Friday (Dec 26) for allegedly stabbing three women on the Paris metro. The attacks occurred on Metro Line 3 between about 4:15 p.m. and 4:45 p.m., with the suspect allegedly stabbing women at the Rpublique, Arts-et-Mtiers and Opra stations, according to the Paris prosecutor’s office.

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The French Police identified the suspect from the surveillance cameras at the stations and tracked the geolocation of his mobile phone after he fled the scene. The suspect has been identified as a 25-year-old man of Malian origin, born in 2000, and known to the police.

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An AFP journalist at the Republique station saw a security team treating a woman who had been wounded in the leg and appeared to be in a state of shock. "The victims were quickly taken care of by the emergency services," they told AFP. As per the Paris police, the three women injured were treated by the emergency services and taken to the hospital, but they were not in critical condition.

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"Activating the gelocation of his mobile phone led to his arrest late afternoon in Val d'Oise," they said. "The police are on site. Back-up security teams have been deployed to reinforce safety on the line," they added.

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