One person was killed and nine others were injured, including three seriously, Saturday, August 31 in Villeurbanne (Rhone), near Lyon, by a man with a knife that was arrested, learned Reuters from the police and help.
A 19-year-old man died in the attack, according to firefighters, quoted by AFP.
The assault occurred between 16:30 and 16:45 near the Laurent Bonnevay metro station.
The alleged attacker suddenly attacked people who were at a bus stop and then fled to the metro station before being controlled by agents of the Lyons Transit Network (TCL) and passersby. , said the mayor of Lyon, Gerard Collomb, to
journalists.
The prefecture of the Rhone said at first that another man, armed with a kitchen spit, had fled and was wanted. A helicopter flew over the area, according to a Reuters correspondent there.
The motives of the attacker, who was heard by the
police, are not known for the time being.
With Reuters and AFP