(12 May 2018) On May 12th 2018 French authorities said a knife-wielding assailant killed one person and injured four in the centre of Paris before being killed by police.
Paris police tweeted that the attack occurred in the 2nd arrondissement or district of the French capital.
Police said the person armed with the knife targeted five people, killing one and seriously injuring two and lightly injuring the other two.
Paris police said the attacker died. Interior Minister Gerard Collomb said the alleged attacker was "neutralized" by police and praised officers for their actions.
The identity of the attack suspect and reason for the attack are unclear.
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French authorities have opened a terrorism investigation after a knife-wielding assailant killed one person and injured four others in the centre of Paris.
The Paris prosecutor says counter-terrorism authorities are investigating May 12th's attack in a busy neighbourhood of Paris' Right Bank.
The alleged attacker was killed by police.
Prosecutor Francois Molins said witnesses reported that the suspect shouted "Allahu Akbar," or "God is great" in Arabic.
Molins told reporters that based on the method of the attack, counter-terrorism authorities are leading the investigation on potential charges of murder and attempted murder in connection with terrorist motives.
The Islamic State group news agency claimed the suspect as one of its "soldiers" on May 12th.
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