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| Paris attacker 'shouting Allahu akbar' shot dead by police after stabbing victims in street | |
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| Police have shot a man who launched a knife attack in Paris dead after he killed at least one person and injured four others. | |
| A witness told The Independent the assailant was shouting "Allahu akbar" and trying to get into restaurants as diners barricaded the doors. | A witness told The Independent the assailant was shouting "Allahu akbar" and trying to get into restaurants as diners barricaded the doors. |
| "First one we thought it was two guys fighting," said Fiona, who was having dinner in Kintaro restaurant and did not want her second name published. | "First one we thought it was two guys fighting," said Fiona, who was having dinner in Kintaro restaurant and did not want her second name published. |
| "People that were queuing outside ran into the restaurant screaming, so everyone panicked and threw themselves on the floor." | "People that were queuing outside ran into the restaurant screaming, so everyone panicked and threw themselves on the floor." |
| Fiona said the same man came back with the knife minutes later and was "screaming Allahu akbar". | Fiona said the same man came back with the knife minutes later and was "screaming Allahu akbar". |
| "Some guys including my friend blocked the door in case he would try to enter," she added. | "Some guys including my friend blocked the door in case he would try to enter," she added. |
| "When we ran away they were still looking for the guy and one woman was laying down on the floor her neck was bleeding." | "When we ran away they were still looking for the guy and one woman was laying down on the floor her neck was bleeding." |
| The multiple stabbing was launched in the Opera district of the French capital on Saturday evening. | The multiple stabbing was launched in the Opera district of the French capital on Saturday evening. |
| A police spokesperson said five people were stabbed in the Second Arrondissement, adding: "One victim has died, two are seriously wounded and two are injured slightly. The attacker is dead." | A police spokesperson said five people were stabbed in the Second Arrondissement, adding: "One victim has died, two are seriously wounded and two are injured slightly. The attacker is dead." |
| The attack took place on Rue Saint-Augustin, which is famed for its many restaurants, and videos posted on social media showed people running from the scene. | The attack took place on Rue Saint-Augustin, which is famed for its many restaurants, and videos posted on social media showed people running from the scene. |
| Witnesses described panic and screams after seeing a "guy with a knife in the streets", which have now been blocked off by security forces. | Witnesses described panic and screams after seeing a "guy with a knife in the streets", which have now been blocked off by security forces. |
| A man who lives in the street said he saw a "body and a man with his hands covered in blood". | A man who lives in the street said he saw a "body and a man with his hands covered in blood". |
| Gerard Collomb, the French interior minister, praised the "sang froid and quick reaction of police officers who neutralised the assailant". | Gerard Collomb, the French interior minister, praised the "sang froid and quick reaction of police officers who neutralised the assailant". |
| "The victims of this despicable act are first in my thoughts." | "The victims of this despicable act are first in my thoughts." |
| There was no immediate confirmation of a motive for the attack. | There was no immediate confirmation of a motive for the attack. |