At least one dead, four wounded in IS-claimed knife rampage in Paris
The Islamic State group (IS) has claimed responsibility for the attack by a knife-wielding man who stabbed passers-by in the Paris central Opera district at around 9pm local time on Saturday, when he killed one person and wounding at least four others, two seriously, before police shot the him dead.
AuthoritiesAuthorities say a knife-wielding man stabbed several people in Paris on Saturday before he was shot and killed by police. The incident took place near the city's famous opera house, reports CBS News.
Local police say least four people were wounded - two severely and two with minor wounds - and at least one victim was killed in the attack.
Video posted to social media showed police surrounding a man lying on the ground as bystanders in the area frantically fled the scene.
Interior minister Gerard Collomb denounced the "odious attack" on Twitter and applauded police for quickly "neutralizing the attacker".
