Paris, three women stabbed on the subway: terrorism ruled out

According to prosecutor’s sources cited by AFP, the man was arrested late this afternoon, after he was identified “thanks to images from surveillance cameras”. “The use of geolocation on his mobile phone led to his arrest late this afternoon in the Val d’Oise region,” the source added.

The Le Parisien website reported, citing its sources, that the man, who had fled on board a metro line 8 train after carrying out his attacks on line three, was arrested in Sarcelles. The newspaper also mentions police sources who discard the terrorist leadbelieving rather that it is an act of a person with psychiatric problems.

How are the three women who were stabbed

The attacks occurred between 4.15pm and 4.45pm. The victims, rescued by the Paris firefighters, fortunately reported only minor injuries, two of which were on the back and legs according to a source cited by Le Parisien, and their lives are not in danger, reports the Le Figaro website.

Who is the attacker

According to what was reported by the Prosecutor’s Office, the man identified and arrested as part of the investigation for attempted voluntary homicide and voluntary violence with a weapon” is “an individual born in 2000, known to the police for various crimes, including damage to property”. Thanks to the geolocation of his phone, the police were able to trace his home, in Sarcelles, a banlieue about fifteen kilometers north of Paris, where he was arrested. According to some sources cited by Le Parisien the arrested young man would be of Malian origin.