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Suspect Arrested After Three Women Stabbed at Paris Metro Line 3 Stations

Officials have ruled out terrorism as investigators examine the suspect's mental health.

Three women were stabbed and wounded at three different Paris Metro stations, including Opera, Arts et Métiers and République, on December 26, 2025, by an attacker, said the RATP, the body that runs the network.
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Overview

  • A man stabbed three women between 4:15 and 4:45 pm at République, Arts‑et‑Métiers and Opéra on Metro Line 3, according to police and the RATP.
  • Firefighters treated the victims, whose wounds were described as non‑life‑threatening, and service on Line 3 returned to normal within hours.
  • Investigators used station CCTV and mobile‑phone geolocation to track the suspect to Sarcelles in Val‑d’Oise, where he was arrested later in the afternoon.
  • Transport police opened investigations for attempted homicide and assault with a weapon, and prosecutors said a terrorist motive has been ruled out with mental instability under review.
  • The Interior Ministry said the man, a Malian citizen born in 2000 with prior convictions, had a deportation order that could not be executed, and Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez praised the rapid arrest.