Paris knife attack: Man arrested after three women stabbed near Porte de Clichy

Paris knife attack: Man arrested after three women stabbed near Porte de Clichy
Man apprehended after stabbing 3 women

A man has been arrested after stabbing three women near Paris’s Porte de Clichy on Monday morning, with one victim in critical condition, French Interior Minister said all three victims were women.The attack occurred at around 11.30 am local time in the northern part of the capital, according to Paris police. All three victims were taken to hospital.Out of the three women, two are severely wounded. One of the victims, believed to be pregnant, is in critical condition, police added.The suspect, a 31-year-old man believed to have mental health issues, was arrested at the scene by a police officer off-duty. Police said he was carrying two knives. His identity and motive were not immediately clear.Metro and tram stations in the Porte de Clichy area have been closed. An investigation has been opened.The attack comes two days after an Islamist radical in Berlin ploughed a rented minivan into a Pride parade, killing one woman and wounding 29.

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