Newsman: at least six people were wounded in an attacked by a man at a Paris train station Gare du Nord ,during morning rush hour Wednesday. Gare du Nord, one of the French capital’s busiest commuter stations, is the arrival point of the Eurostar train from London and a major gateway to the north of Europe.
The attack began about 6:42 a.m. local time at Gare du Nord, French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin told reporters during a press conference. The suspect, he said, was shot by off-duty police officers returning home from a night shift. Darmanin arrived at the station shortly after the attack.
The suspect attacked several people, including a police officer, with a “bladed weapon” Darmanin said at the scene, flanked by Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo. He said the unnamed assailant was currently “between life and death” in a hospital. French media reported that he was shot in the chest.
Several passengers and a border police officer were among the wounded, officials said. The officer was stabbed in the back by the assailant, but a bulletproof vest prevented serious injury, Darmanin said.
The attacker was shot by off-duty police, officials said. The man appears to have used a homemade weapon in the attack. Earlier police said the suspect used a knife.
Five of the victims sustained light injuries, while one was seriously injured in the shoulder blade and taken for emergency treatment, according to French media.
Officials said a security agent working for rail operator SNCF, France’s national state-owned railway company, was among the officers who shot the suspect.
No specific motive, including terrorism, has currently been suggested by authorities. France remains jittery following a spate of deadly attacks since 2015.
