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Three injured in Paris knife and hammer attack
Three people were injured Saturday by a man armed with a knife and hammer inside a bustling French train station, with police ruling out terrorism and suggesting the suspect may have mental health issues.
The attack occurred in the Gare de Lyon rail station in Paris at around 7:35 a.m. where one person suffered serious stomach wounds and was rushed to the hospital to undergo surgery. The victim’s injuries are life-threatening, police say.
The other two victims suffered light wounds, police say.
A 32-year-old suspect has been taken into custody. The suspected assailant’s motive was not immediately clear.
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French media reports the man is from Mali in Africa, while police say he was carrying residency papers from Italy and medicines suggesting he was undergoing treatment. The papers allow him to travel legally to other European countries.
«This individual appears to suffer from psychiatric troubles,» said Laurent Nunez, the Paris police chief who is also in charge of the massive security operation for this year’s Olympic Games in the city which will run from July 26 through August 11.
While stressing that the police investigation was still in its early stages, Nunez said: «There are no elements that lead us to think that this could be a terrorist act.»
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Passersby intervened to help railway police officers detain the suspect, Nunez said.
The attack took place in one of the station’s cavernous halls, authorities said. Millions of passengers ride the transport hub’s high-speed trains that link Paris to other cities and its commuter train services to the suburbs and towns in the Paris region.
Investigators are analyzing the knife and hammer, the Paris prosecutor’s office said. It said the police investigation is looking at a potential preliminary charge of attempted murder.
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Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin described the attack as an «unbearable act» and thanked those who detained the assailant.
There have been several knife attacks in France recently.
In October, a Chechen immigrant on France’s extremist watchlist allegedly stabbed a teacher to death and wounded two others in a suspected terror attack, while in June, a Syrian refugee armed with a knife stabbed four young children and injured two adults by a lake in the French Alps.
In January of last year, at least six people were injured in an attack at Paris’ Gare Du Nord train station.
Reuters and The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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China holds live-fire drills near Taiwan, in another show of force
China’s military is conducting live-fire drills near Taiwan and is warning ships to avoid the area Tuesday following a massive exercise last week that left the U.S. «seriously concerned.»
The drills near the Pingtan islands off China’s southern Fujian province facing Taiwan are being tracked by the Taiwan Defense Ministry.
«It cannot be ruled out that it is one of the ways to expand the deterrent effect in line with the dynamics in the Taiwan Strait,» the Ministry said in a statement, adding that China’s drills are part of an annual exercise.
Last week, China held a one-day military exercise aimed at practicing the «sealing off of key ports and key areas.» Taiwan counted a record one-day total of 153 aircraft, 14 navy vessels and 12 Chinese government ships.
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China’s Defense Ministry said those drills were a response to the Taiwanese president’s refusal to accept Beijing’s demand that self-governed Taiwan acknowledge itself as a part of the People’s Republic of China under the rule of the Communist Party.
Taiwan’s premier, Cho Jung-tai, then called on China to stop its exercises.
«Like all democratic countries in the world, we believe that China’s military exercises are a threat to regional peace and stability. Regardless of the scale of the exercise, China’s military exercises should not frequently approach Taiwan to make meaningless declarations,» he said.
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State Department Spokesperson Matthew Miller also said «The United States is seriously concerned by the People’s Liberation Army joint military drills in the Taiwan Strait and around Taiwan.»
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«We call on the PRC to act with restraint and to avoid any further actions that may undermine peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait and in the broader region, which is essential to regional peace and prosperity and a matter of international concern,» Miller added. «We continue to monitor PRC activities and coordinate with allies and partners regarding our shared concerns.»
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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