A man of Eritrean nationality was killed on the night of Friday to Saturday in Paris during a brawl which also left one injured, we learned from police sources and close to the investigation.

According to the same close source, the victim is of Eritrean nationality.

The slightly injured individual was taken to hospital, according to the same source.

The Paris prosecutor's office has opened "a flagrant investigation of the head of intentional homicide and the investigations have been entrusted to the Criminal Brigade", he said.

During the night from Friday to Saturday in the 18th arrondissement of the capital, a dispute broke out between three people, one of the protagonists attacked the other two with a sharp object, a police source told AFP.

The police provided first aid to the most seriously injured man, the source said.

Despite the intervention of the emergency services, he died on the spot.

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  • Drama

  • Brawl

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  • Paris

  • Ile-de-France