Seven injured in Paris knife attack

Man attacked people on banks of canal in city’s north-east; incident not treated as terrorism

Eyewitness footage shows authorities attending the scene of a knife attack in Paris. Seven people are reported to have been injured, with police arresting a man in relation to the incident. Video: Avilon Joel

Seven people have been injured in central Paris after they were attacked by an armed man, local media reported.

A man armed with a knife and an iron bar is said to have attacked people on the banks of a canal in the north-east of the city at just after 11pm local time.

Four people were injured seriously, while Le Parisien said one British tourist has a chest injury while another was stabbed in the head.

The paper said the perpetrator stabbed three people near a cinema on the Bassin de la Villette, and men playing petanque nearby attempted to stop the man, with one throwing a ball at him.

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It is reported a man of Afghan nationality has been arrested and the incident is not being treated as terrorism, police said.

The British foreign office said: “We are urgently investigating this incident and are in close contact with the French authorities.”–PA