Overview
- Attacks occurred between 4:15 pm and 4:45 pm at Arts-et-Métiers, République and Opéra on Metro Line 3, according to transport officials.
- Investigators used surveillance-camera footage and the geolocation of the suspect’s mobile phone to track him to Val-d’Oise, where he was arrested in the late afternoon.
- The prosecutor’s office confirmed the suspect is in custody as the investigation continues under judicial oversight.
- Emergency crews treated the victims at the stations, and while prosecutors did not specify injury severity, police sources described the wounds as mostly minor to the back and thighs.
- Service on Line 3 resumed within hours and security patrols were reinforced, while reports cited by local media identified the suspect’s background as Malian and born in 2000, a detail not officially confirmed.