Gare de Lyon stabbing explained

Gare de Lyon stabbing
Location:	Gare de Lyon, France
Time-Begin:	7:35 AM
Type:	Stabbing
Weapons:	Knife and Hammer
Fatalities:	0
Injuries:	3
Numpart:	1

The Gare de Lyon stabbing was a stabbing in the Gare de Lyon train station in Paris, France on 3 February 2024.^[1]

Attack

On 3 February 2024 at 7:35 AM a man in his 30s carrying a knife and a hammer went into the Gare de Lyon train station in Paris and attacked multiple people with the weapons he had on him.^{[2] [3]} The attack injured two non-critically and one critically.^[4]

Investigation

While the police were investigating the attack, on the same day they ruled out the possibility of the attack being terror-related.^[5]

Suspect

The person who did this is a 31-32 year old from Mali who had Italian identity documents on him, according to the La Parisien paper, he has been living in Italy legally since 2016.^[6] It was later found out that the man was suffering from mental illness as well.^[7]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Alves . Helena . Leiceter . John . 2024-02-03 . Paris police say suspect in train station attack that injured 3 may have mental health issues . 2024-02-03 . ABC News . en.
2. Web site: 2024-02-03 . Man armed with knife and hammer wounds 3 at major Paris train station . 2024-02-03 . . en.
3. Web site: Alvea . Helena . Leicester . John . 2024-02-03 . Paris police say suspect in train station attack that injured 3 may have mental health issues . 2024-02-03 . . en.
4. Web site: 2024-02-03 . Paris stabbing: Three injured in knife attack at Gare de Lyon train station . 2024-02-03 . . en . 1741-9743 . 185201487.
5. Web site: 2024-02-03 . Knife attack wounds 3 at Paris's Gare de Lyon train station, police rules out terrorism . 2024-02-03 . . en.
6. News: 2024-02-03 . Paris knife attack: Three wounded at Gare de Lyon station . 2024-02-03 . . en-GB.
7. Web site: 2024-02-03 . France: Attacker stabs 3 at Gare de Lyon in Paris . 2024-02-03 . . en.