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A man that left at least six injured in an attack at the Gare du Nord station in Paris early Wednesday morning he was shot by police and hospitalized.
According to a police source, the man “attacked several people with a knife” inside the station. When the police noticed, they fired at the subject.
Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin confirmed that the subject was quickly neutralized, “Thanks to the police for their effective and courageous response.”
The suspected shooter is alive and has been hospitalized, authorities said. The six injured people were also taken to hospital, Darmanin told a news conference at the station, where he was flanked by armed police officers. One officer was injured during the attack, he said.
The attack began around 6:42 a.m. local time and police responded within a minute, Darmanin said. The suspect, who did not appear to say anything before the attack, was shot three times by police, said the minister.
The victims included two men, ages 36 and 41, and three women, ages 40, 47 and 53, who were using the station, the office said. A 46-year-old policeman assigned to the border police at the Gare du Nord was also injured. The 36-year-old man remains hospitalized, prosecutors said.
Prosecutors said they are investigating all possible leads. Investigators have not yet ruled out terrorism as a motive, they said.. The weapon, which has been seized, which in the end was a metal hook, according to the Paris Prosecutor’s Office.
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