THE EPOCH TIMES
A German tourist has been killed and another two injured by an assailant who attacked passersby with a knife near the Eiffel Tower in Paris, French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said on Saturday.
“The police have just courageously arrested an assailant attacking passersby in Paris, around the Quai de Grenelle,” Mr. Darmanin stated on X (formerly known as Twitter). “Please avoid the area.”
The incident happened at around 7 p.m. local time when the male assailant attacked a tourist couple with a knife on the Quai de Grenelle, which is close to the Eiffel Tower, according to multiple reports.
Mr. Darmanin said the assailant fatally stabbed the German tourist while the wife was saved due to the timely intervention of a taxi driver. The assailant then fled the scene and injured two other people using a hammer.
Details about the victims were not immediately known.
