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The incident is said to have occurred in Conflans-Sainte-Honorine, northwest of Paris, on Friday afternoon. Police wrote on Twitter that there is currently an operation there and that people should avoid the area. The alleged attacker is said to have been injured by police in the nearby town of Ragny-sur-Oise, the agency said. Again, the police warned via Twitter to avoid the area without providing more information. Initially, the background to the incident was unclear.
Tter shot
According to investigators, the alleged perpetrator was shot by the police. At first there were different statements about whether the man was still alive. According to the Reuters news agency, which cited an informant, the attacker was killed by police.
Before the event he is said to have shouted “God is great” in Arabic, as eyewitnesses reported. A police spokesman said the victim was said to be a high school teacher. Counter-terrorism investigators from the French prosecutor’s office have taken over the investigation.
Location: Conflans-Sainte-Honorine is northwest of Paris
