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Authorities arrested a 25-year-old suspect within hours after three women suffered minor stab wounds on Paris metro Line 3; terrorism was ruled out, prosecutors said.
- On Friday evening, three women were stabbed on the Paris metro between 4.15pm and 4.45pm during attacks at multiple stations.
- Police tracked the suspect using his phone's geolocation and arrested him at his home in Sarcelles after fleeing the scene.
- Firefighters treated the victims and said two victims had wounds to backs and thighs, while witnesses described a deep cut and 'quite a lot of blood' on Friday.
- At République station, a young woman was injured in the thigh, witnesses quoted by Le Parisien said.
- Authorities said the attacks ruled out the possibility of terrorism as the Investigators continue probing motive after the arrested suspect was taken into custody.
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Two of the victims were hospitalized "without risk to their lives" and the third went to the medical center on their own, according to the police prefecture.
Three women were stabbed on Friday afternoon on the Paris subway by a man who fled before being arrested near the French capital, authorities reported.
Three women were stabbed in the Parisian subway by a man who fled before being arrested not far from the capital.
Three Women Stabbed at Paris Metro Stations, Suspect Arrested
Get latest articles and stories on World at LatestLY. According to the prosecutor's office, the man attacked three women with a knife at Republique, Arts et Metiers and Opera stations around 4 pm. All three victims were given medical treatment and are safe. World News | Three Women Stabbed at Paris Metro Stations, Suspect Arrested.
The French police arrested the man who this Friday injured three women with a knife in a convoy on line 3 of the Paris metro, authorities said. After the escape, the police launched an operation to capture the suspect, who was finally arrested at his home, in Sarcelles, north of the French capital. In a statement sent to EFE, the Paris Prosecutor’s Office explained that the man was identified “thanks to the video surveillance images” and to the …
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