Overview
- Attacks occurred between 4:15 and 4:45 p.m. at Arts-et-Métiers, République and Opéra, with three women lightly injured and two taken to hospital.
- Investigators identified a 25-year-old suspect via CCTV and mobile geolocation and arrested him the same evening in Sarcelles, Val-d’Oise.
- Prosecutors opened an investigation for attempted voluntary homicide and violent acts with a weapon, led by the Sûreté régionale des transports, and a terrorist motive is not favored.
- Authorities say the Malian suspect had prior convictions, including for sexual violence, and an unexecuted OQTF due to the lack of a consular laissez-passer within the 90‑day legal window.
- RATP reinforced security on Line 3 as political criticism grew over OQTF enforcement, and in a separate Lille case a woman was found dead with her companion in custody.