One killed, 2 wounded in Paris knife attack; Islamic State claims responsibility

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One killed, 2 wounded in Paris knife attack; Islamic State claims responsibility

The Islamic State (ISIS) claimed responsibility for the attack on its Aamaq news agency. The claim couldn’t immediately be independently verified.

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One person has been killed and two others seriously wounded when a man attacked pedestrians with a knife in Paris, French authorities said Thursday. The attacker was killed by police.                       

BFM-TV reported that the attacker carried  out the stabbings in Trappes, a suburb in western Paris, and sheltered in a house before he was shot by police.

Reuters reported that police “neutralized” the attacker, citing a police source.

The Islamic State (ISIS) claimed responsibility for the attack on its Aamaq news agency. The claim couldn’t immediately be verified.

There have been a number of high-profile terror attacks in Paris and other locations in France in recent years, many of them claimed by ISIS.                        

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