Man attacks three women with knife on Paris metro

According to France 24, the attacks took place around 16:00 on the third line of the Paris metro: the suspect stabbed three women at Republique, Arts-et-Metiers and Opera stations.

The man was identified through surveillance cameras, after which police tracked the geolocation of his mobile phone, and he was later detained in the Val d’Oise area north of Paris.

French police will provide further information, including the extent of the victims’ injuries, at a later date.