Suspect arrested after four wounded in Paris knife attack

The suspect was detained near the Bastille plaza in eastern Paris.
Suspect arrested after four wounded in Paris knife attack

French soldiers patrol after four people have been wounded in a knife attack near the former offices of satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo, Friday Sept. 25, 2020 in Paris. Picture: AP Photo/Thibault Camus

At least two people have been wounded in a knife attack near the former offices of the satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo in Paris and a suspect has been arrested, police have said.

While authorities initially thought two attackers were involved, they now believe it was only one person, who was detained near the Bastille plaza in eastern Paris, a city police official said.

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