Attack in Paris: Man stabs 3 women with kitchen knives, one victim is pregnant

A 31-year-old suspect, reportedly suffering from mental health issues, attacked three women with kitchen knives. Two victims were seriously wounded before the assailant was apprehended by an off-duty officer.

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Attack in Paris: Man stabs 3 women with kitchen knives, one victim is pregnant
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Three women were wounded this Monday afternoon in a stabbing attack in Paris. Police in the French capital announced the arrest of the suspect, a 31-year-old man who, according to the newspaper 'Le Parisien', reportedly suffers from mental health issues. His identity has not yet been disclosed.

French Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez stated that the assailant used two kitchen knives, leaving two of the women with serious injuries. According to 'Le Parisien', one of the three victims is pregnant; it remains unclear if she is among those seriously wounded. The suspect was apprehended by an off-duty police officer who happened to be in the vicinity. Further details are expected to follow.

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