Three injured in knife attack at major railway station in Paris, suspect arrested

Three people were injured in a knife attack at a major railway station in Paris on Saturday (Feb 3). According to a report by the news agency AFP, the attack took place at the Gare de Lyon railway station. The attack occurred at 8 am local time leaving one person with serious injuries while two others were mildlywounded.

The police said that the suspected attacker was arrested, and the motives behind the crime were unclear.

"The suspect did not cry out (any religious slogans) during his attack. He presented the police with an Italian driving licence," a police source told AFP. The man's nationality was not immediately known.

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The Gare de Lyon railway station serves domestic trains as well as those heading to Switzerland and Italy. In a post on X, rail operator SNCF said that the area between halls one and three at the station was temporarily inaccessible.

Police survey scene of attack

The French police saidthat the forensic police surveyed the scene of the knife attack.

"As of now, there is no element that indicates that this could be a terrorist attack, but once again in this kind of cases, we should always be careful since investigations by police are underway. There will be investigations on his phone records, on his life in Italy, as well as statements he will make during his hearing. Then we'll see if the terrorist lead is definitely dismissed or not," Laurant Nunez, a Paris police prefect, told Reuters.

"The individual was found in possession of a certain number of documents. I can't say any more, the court will give out a statement. But there are documents that lead us to think that this individual came from Italy, he had an Italian residency permit, so he is in a regular situation in Italy since 2016," Nunez added.

"This individual seemingly suffers from mental troubles. On this, the court will have the chance to give a statement on this, but this is something that was spontaneously said to the investigators, and we have found a certain amount of medications that confirms that he was in treatment," the official further said.

(With inputs from agencies)