In Paris suburb

Police shot man armed with knives

One of the police officers initially used a stun gun. When this had no effect, an officer shot the gunman.

(Bild: AFP (Archivbild))

A man armed with two knives was shot dead by a police officer during an attempted attack on a patrol in the Paris suburb of Dugny (Seine-Saint-Denis) at around 7 a.m. on Wednesday. 

The man had been sitting at a bus stop with a knife in each hand before the attack. When the officers arrived, the gunman threw himself at the policemen without saying a word. 

No terrorist background suspected
They initially used a stun gun, but it had no effect. A police officer then "made use of his weapon", shot and hit the man in the chest. The police are not assuming a terrorist background.

The police inspectorate has started an investigation, which is usual when service weapons are used. According to the police inspectorate, a total of 36 people were killed in police operations in 2023.

There are repeated stabbing attacks in France. Just last Saturday, a 67-year-old man was killed in a suspected Islamist knife attack in Mulhouse near the German border. The perpetrator was an Algerian who had to leave the country.