At least one person is dead and eight others injured during a mass-stabbing at the Place de l’Opéra in central Paris.

 

Police have confirmed the attacker is dead…

 

Footage from the scene shows people running in panic and a body covered in blood.  CNN affiliate BFM-TV said there is no known motivation for the attack at this time.

 

Disturbing footage purportedly filmed from the window of Hotel Louvre Marsollier on Rue Marsollier, where the attack took place, was posted by Carol Drummond on Twitter.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DI6dM3NyBW4

It showed people running through the streets in a panic, as a body lays on a crosswalk in the street. Drummond has since deleted the video.

 

Presumably, Paris will shortly follow London’s lead and ban knives too.

Paris police have yet to identify the motive of the attacker and determine whether the attack was linked to terrorism, although ISIS was quick to claim responsibility.

 

Several media outlets, citing witnesses, reported that the assailant shouted “Allahu Akbar” (“God is great” in Arabic) as he attempted to charge at the diners in one of the restaurants at the scene. One witness, identified only as Fiona, told the Independent that the visitors of a local restaurant barricaded themselves inside against the rampaging attacker.

This article appeared at ZeroHedge.com at:  https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-05-12/one-victim-killed-attacker-dead-mass-stabbing-attack-central-paris

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