One person is dead and at least nine others are injured after a knife attack at a public transit station in eastern France on Saturday, according to Reuters.
The attack happened around 4:30 p.m. at the Laurent-Bonnevay metro station in the town of Villeurbanne, which is located near Lyon.
“I am extremely shocked by the attack that has just occurred in the Lyon area during which one person died and several others injured, some seriously,” Lyon Mayor Gerard Collomb tweeted.
Je suis extrêmement choqué par l’attaque qui vient de se produire dans l’agglomération lyonnaise au cours de laquelle une personne est décédée et plusieurs autres blessées dont certaines gravement.
— Gérard Collomb – Maire de Lyon (@gerardcollomb) August 31, 2019
Authorities arrested a suspect who was armed with a knife, and they are reportedly currently searching for a second attacker who is suspected of carrying a metal spike used to roast meat.
Fox News reported that one of the suspects is an Afghan national, and the deceased victim was 19 years old.
No motive for the attack has yet been given.
