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Two killed, one injured in knife attack near Paris: Police
A man armed with a knife killed two people and seriously injured another on Thursday morning in a town about 30 kilometres (20 miles) southwest of Paris, officials said.
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This picture obtained on the twitter account of Stan Marcelja and taken on Oct. 1, 2017 shows French police and soldier on the stairs leading to the Saint-Charles main train station in Marseille, southern France, after a man armed with a knife killed two people. A man armed with a knife killed two people at the main train station before being shot by French soldiers patrolling there, local officials said. (Agence France -Presse/Stan Marcella/Twitter)
A man armed with a knife killed two people and seriously injured another on Thursday morning in a town about 30 kilometers (20 miles) southwest of Paris, officials said.
The man was "neutralised" by police in Trappes after trying to hide in a building, the source said, without specifying if he had been killed.
It was unclear if the violence was terror-related.
"My first thoughts go to the victims and their loved ones," Interior Minister Gerard Collomb wrote on Twitter. "I want to commend the security forces for their exemplary reaction and mobilisation." Trappes has a population of around 30,000 and is part of the far suburbs of the greater Paris area.
Only a short drive from the wealthy area of Versailles, home to the world-famous Versailles Palace, the town is known for problems linked to poverty, gangs and hardline interpretations of Islam.
It has a large Muslim population and about 50 locals are suspected of having left France to fight for the Islamic State group in Syria and Iraq, French security sources have previously told AFP.
