Police are responding to an apparent stabbing attack near the former Paris offices of Charlie Hebdo, the magazine attacked by terrorists during a deadly wave of assaults five years ago.
At least two people were wounded in a knife attack on Friday near the former offices of the satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo in Paris, police said Friday. One suspect has been arrested.
France’s counterterrorism prosecutor’s office says it has opened an investigation into the "attempted murder in relation with a terrorist enterprise," according to an official at the prosecutor’s office. It is unclear what motivated the attack or whether it was linked to Charlie Hebdo, whose offices were hit by a deadly Islamic extremist attack in 2015.A Paris police official said that while authorities initially thought two attackers were involved, they now believe it was only one person, who was detained near the Bastille plaza in eastern Paris, a city police official said.The official said police are still searching the area while they question the arrested suspect.
Police initially announced that four people were wounded in the attack, but the official said there are in fact only two confirmed wounded. Police could not explain the discrepancies.Prime Minister Jean Castex cut short a visit to a suburb north of Paris to head to the Interior Ministry to follow developments.
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