Illustration of the metro in Lyon on line D at Bellecour. - Elisa Frisullo / 20 Minutes

He was arrested without difficulty after having caused trouble in the metro. This Sunday morning, a man in his thirties, armed with a machete, was arrested on the street in Lyon, near the Bellecour metro station, police said on his Twitter account confirming information from Lyon Capital.

đź”´ This morning in #Lyon, near the #Bellecour metro station, an individual armed with a machete was arrested without difficulty by the #policiers of @ PoliceNat69.
âś… No one was injured.
👉 The respondent has been placed in police custody and an investigation is under way. pic.twitter.com/tVop8usbjd

- Police Nationale 69 (@ PoliceNat69) February 9, 2020

According to our colleagues, around 9 a.m., the man wandered around the metro, prompting several frightened users to flee. He then left the station without threatening or injuring anyone.

Alerted, the police spotted him and arrested him nearby. The man, whose motives are unknown, has been taken into police custody, added the police. An investigation has been opened.

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