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Knife attack at Marseille train station Marseille: Fatal knife attack at train station
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At least one person has died in a knife attack at Marseille's St Charles train station, local officials say. Two people have died in a knife attack at Marseille's St Charles train station, according to media reports.
The assailant has been shot dead by security forces. Police in the southern French city have told people to avoid the area. The assailant has been shot dead by security forces in the southern French city.
France's Interior Minister, Gérard Collomb, said he was immediately travelling to the scene.France's Interior Minister, Gérard Collomb, said he was immediately travelling to the scene.
Some reports suggest two people may have been killed before the attacker was shot dead. France's national police tweeted that the situation at the station had been resolved, and the perpetrator "neutralised and shot down".
Train traffic has been stopped, it said. Police had earlier asked people to avoid the area.
An unnamed official told France's Le Monde newspaper that the assailant had cried "Allahu akbar".