Overview
- Police say the attacks occurred on December 26 between 4:15 p.m. and 4:45 p.m. at République, Arts-et-Métiers, and Opéra stations on Line 3.
- The three wounded women received medical care for non-life-threatening injuries, with two hospitalized and one seeking treatment independently.
- Investigators identified the suspect using metro CCTV and geolocation of his mobile phone and arrested him hours later at his home in Sarcelles, Val-d’Oise.
- The Paris prosecutor placed the case with the regional transport security services on counts of attempted voluntary homicide and violence with a weapon.
- Officials said the 25-year-old Malian national was in irregular status with prior convictions and was under an unexecuted expulsion order.