A knife attack near the former offices of French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo in Paris has left several injured. The magazine was the target of a deadly terrorist attack in 2015.
It’s still unclear how many people suffered in the attack. Prime Minister Jean Castex said, “the stabbing attack was carried out in the 11th arrondissement in front of the former headquarters of Charlie Hebdo, leaving four injured, two of whom are in serious condition.” Later, Franceinfo reported that the police have lowered the number of those injured to two.
La préfecture de police de Paris a annoncé que la BRI a été mobilisée. #attaque_parispic.twitter.com/uzsh4N3e96
The same media reports said that two suspects have been arrested in relation to the case.
The National Anti-Terrorism Prosecutor’s Office has joined the investigation and is looking into an “attempted assassination in connection with a terrorist enterprise.”
??ALERTE NEWS: Très gros dispositif policier déployé dans le 11eme. Attaque à l’arme blanche non loin des locaux de Charlie Hebdo. pic.twitter.com/67i5TM5FKM
The attack took place in the French capital’s 11th district, near the former premises of the infamous satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo. It remains unknown whether the attack is linked to the publication or what the motive may have been.
The magazine was the target of a terrorist attack in January 2015, in which 12 people were killed and 11 others injured, after it published cartoons depicting the Prophet Mohammed. The gunmen identified themselves as members of Al-Qaeda.
Meanwhile, more than 100 French news outlets and agencies signed an open letter in support of the magazine after its staff received new death threats following the republishing of cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed earlier this month.
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