PARIS: A knife attack at the Gare de Lyon train station in Paris early Saturday left three injured, police said.
Police arrested the suspected attacker, who showed signs of mental disorder, Paris police chief Laurent Nunes told reporters. “We found medication on him that indicates he received treatment.
Two of the victims suffered minor injuries, while the third suffered more serious but non-life-threatening injuries, police said.
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The attacker, who carried Italian residence permits and was in France legally, attacked the passengers with a knife and a hammer. French media said he was originally from Mali, but Nunes did not confirm the reports.
France has suffered a number of militant attacks over the past decade, but also occasional attacks by mentally ill people.