Villeurbanne. Stabbing attack near a metro station, one dead and several wounded.
This Saturday, August 31 around 16:30, a men of Afgan origin armed with a knife and a kitchen pin attacked several passersby in front of a metro station in Villeurbanne, near Lyon .. The provisional balance is one dead and nine wounded, three of them in serious condition.
Two men attacked bystanders in front of a metro station near Lyon, this Saturday around 16:30. The facts occurred on an esplanade allowing access to Laurent Bonnevay station, near the Astroballe de Villeurbanne. One person was killed, and nine others injured.
Two men, one armed with a knife, the other with a kitchen spit, attacked passers-by. The motive is unknown for now.
A man arrested
A final report prepared by the firefighters at 6:15 pm was one dead and nine wounded, including three serious. One of them is in absolute urgency. The deceased is a young man of 19 years old.
One man was arrested by the police, another would be actively wanted. The Lyon prosecutor's office has been seized and the National Anti-Terrorist Office (PNAT) monitors the situation but is not in charge of the case at this stage.
About fifty firefighters were also dispatched to the scene.
Villeurbanne. Attaque à l’arme blanche près d’une station de métro, un mort et plusieurs blessés
This Saturday, August 31 around 16:30, a men of Afgan origin armed with a knife and a kitchen pin attacked several passersby in front of a metro station in Villeurbanne, near Lyon .. The provisional balance is one dead and nine wounded, three of them in serious condition.
Two men attacked bystanders in front of a metro station near Lyon, this Saturday around 16:30. The facts occurred on an esplanade allowing access to Laurent Bonnevay station, near the Astroballe de Villeurbanne. One person was killed, and nine others injured.
Two men, one armed with a knife, the other with a kitchen spit, attacked passers-by. The motive is unknown for now.
A man arrested
A final report prepared by the firefighters at 6:15 pm was one dead and nine wounded, including three serious. One of them is in absolute urgency. The deceased is a young man of 19 years old.
One man was arrested by the police, another would be actively wanted. The Lyon prosecutor's office has been seized and the National Anti-Terrorist Office (PNAT) monitors the situation but is not in charge of the case at this stage.
About fifty firefighters were also dispatched to the scene.
Villeurbanne. Attaque à l’arme blanche près d’une station de métro, un mort et plusieurs blessés