Paris police have arrested a man in connection with a knife attack near the former offices of the satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo, which left several people with fatal injuries.
A Paris police official said officers initially thought the two suspects had fled after injuring at least four people. Now, they believe he is the only person who has since been detained near Bastilla Plaza in East Paris.
Authorities initially told reporters four people were injured, however, an official told the Associated Press that in fact only two confirmed injuries. Police could not explain these discrepancies.
Police have not released the identities of the attackers or the injured, who are in a “very urgent” condition, the official said, without naming names in public.
According to Reuters, the two victims are suffering from fatal injuries.
French police officers and rescue workers gathered in Paris on Friday, September 25, 2020, after four people were injured in a knife attack near the former offices of the satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo. (AP Photo / Thibault Cult)
Police cordoned off the area, including the former Charlie Hebdo offices fee, after spotting a suspicious package nearby.
Prime Minister Jean Kastex visited a suburb north of Paris shortly afterward to head to the Interior Ministry.
A police car park outside a building in Paris on September 25, 2020 after four people were injured in a knife attack near the former offices of the satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo. (AP Photo / Thibault Cult)
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It is not clear whether the attack on Friday was motivated by whether he had any links to Charlie Hebdo, who was relocated in 2015 after being attacked by Islamic extremists.
The Charlie Hebdo attack trial is currently underway. The murmurs broke out on a terrorism charge of 14 people, including three fugitives accused of helping the attackers in the January 2015 killings filtered by the news. The widows of Charlie Hebdo attackers are due to testify on Friday afternoon.
This story is evolving. Please check back for updates. The Associated Press contributes to this report.
