One dead and nine wounded after suspected knife attack in France

OneOne person has been killed and at least nine others wounded near Lyon in central France after a suspected knife attack, a police source told Reuters.

A suspect who was carrying a knife was arrested after the attack on Saturday in the city of Villeurbanne, while authorities were hunting for a suspected second attacker believed to be carrying a metal spike used to roast meat.

The source said the motivation for the suspected attack, reported to have taken place around 1430 GMT, was not immediately clear.

The police source said authorities had been hunting for a suspected second attacker. But the second source said this search was now not being pursued, adding that the victim was aged 19.

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