Paris: A person is detained after three ladies were attacked at metro stations

Paris: On Friday, commuters in Paris experienced terror as three women were stabbed at several metro stations. According to French officials, the assaults on Metro Line 3 happened quickly, according to Euro News.

Around 4 p.m., the guy assaulted three ladies at Republique, Arts et Metiers, and Opera stations with a knife, according to the prosecutor’s office. After receiving medical attention, all three individuals are now safe.

According to the police, GPS information from his cell phone and CCTV images from the metro stations were used to identify and trace the culprit. Later, he was taken into custody in the Paris area.

Police teams controlled the area, firemen arrived at the stations promptly, and more security personnel were stationed on the impacted metro line to calm passengers, according to the Paris public transportation operator RATP.

The police and security forces were commended by France’s Interior Minister Laurent Nunez for their prompt identification and apprehension of the perpetrator.

“I extend my congratulations to the detectives and law enforcement personnel of the regional transport police of the

In an X post, he wrote, “Thanks to the video surveillance camera network and their extraordinary knowledge of the terrain, the @prefpolice who identified and then apprehended, along with the #ValdOise police officers, the alleged perpetrator of the knife attacks committed in the Parisian metro this afternoon.”

An attempted murder and armed attack have been reported to the transport police. The authorities are still working to determine the attack’s motivation.

All around France, security is still tight, particularly as the New Year’s celebrations get underway. Due to previous violent attacks and threats directed at public spaces and celebratory events, European cities are on high alert.

Minister Nunez had already requested last week that authorities maintain “maximum vigilance” across the nation. According to France 24, he ordered authorities to strengthen the visible security presence in order to dissuade assaults, citing a very high level of terror danger and the possibility of public disruption.