This Saturday, a man attacked several people at the Gare de Lyon in Paris with a knife and a hammer, the agency reported. Reuters. Three people were injured, one of them seriously.
Despite the fact that the detained suspect stated his intention to “kill people,” the authorities are ruling out the scenario of a terrorist attack.
Before the attack, the detainee set fire to his backpack on the station escalator, the newspaper reports. Le Parisien.
The 32-year-old attacker has Malian citizenship, but has had a residence permit in Italy since 2016. Thus, a residence permit in Italy gives the suspect the opportunity to move freely within French territory.
The man admitted to authorities that he suffers from mental problems. At the time of his arrest, he had several antipsychotic and antiepileptic medications on him, as well as an appointment at a psychiatric hospital in Turin, Italy.
The attack caused disruptions to public transport passing through the Gare de Lyon.
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