At least one dead and two injured in a knife attack in the center of Paris

A knife attack near the Eiffel Tower in Paris has left at least one dead and two injured. As confirmed by the French Minister of the Interior, Gérald Darmanin, the attacker has already been arrested by the Police.

The events occurred shortly before 10:00 p.m. around the Quai de Grenelle, an area very close to the Champ de Mars, where the Eiffel Tower is located, when a man began attacking passers-by with a knife and a hammer. .

One of the victims, a tourist with dual German and Filipino nationality, was found in cardiorespiratory arrest on the Bir-Hakeim bridge, according to a police source reported to the newspaper Le Parisien.. Finally, the man died as a result of several stab wounds to the back and shoulder.

A second victim of the attack, an English tourist, was injured in the head with a hammer on Avenida Presidente Kennedy, where he was treated by firefighters.. Apparently, the man was walking with his wife and son when the attacker hit him from behind.

Another person has also been injured in this attack and has received medical attention, although no further information has been provided regarding his identity or condition.

As reported by the AFP agency, which cites police sources, it could be an Islamist attack, since the attacker had shouted “Allahu Akbar” before being arrested on Passy Park avenue.

The aggressor would be a 26-year-old French citizen, originally from Neuilly-sur-Seine, police sources told BFMTV.. During arrest, suspect told police he was tired of seeing Muslims die. The National Anti-Terrorist Prosecutor's Office is evaluating the situation at this time and has not yet opened a formal investigation.