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Three Women Stabbed in Separate Attacks on Paris Metro Line 3

Police mount a manhunt for the fleeing suspect.

Overview

  • The attacks occurred between 4:15 p.m. and 4:45 p.m. at Arts-et-Métiers, République and Opéra stations, according to police and the RATP.
  • Paris firefighters quickly treated the victims, and the severity of their injuries has not yet been established.
  • RATP confirmed the incidents to AFP, with additional reporting from Le Parisien and Europe 1 citing police sources.
  • The assailant used a knife and fled each scene, and authorities continue to search for him.
  • An unverified description from an unnamed police source reports a man of Malian origin born in 2000 wearing a green-and-black down jacket.