French police "neutralized" a knife-wielding man at Paris Railway Station, preventing fatalities

French police "neutralized" a knife-wielding man on Wednesday after he attacked six people at the Gare du Nord railway station in the heart of Paris. Additionally, French Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin applauded the cops' prompt response when speaking to reporters about the event, which took place at approximately 6:42 a.m. local time. Darmanin stated of the incident, in which three shots were fired at the unidentified suspect by armed officers within a minute of the attack being reported, "Without the extremely rapid intervention, there would surely be deaths." [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="1400"] Image credit: Daily Sabah[/caption] Furthermore, Darmanin tweeted that the suspect had been "neutralized" shortly after reaching the railway station. "At 6:42, the first acts were described. At 6:43, the police used their administrative weapon after his passage of violence," Darmanin said, as reported by NBC. In a subsequent tweet, Darmanin wrote, "Thankful to the police for their effective and courageous response." Also read: Two Illinois paramedics are charged with first-degree murder after they were called to save a man’s life

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Lili, one of the witnesses of the attack, stated in an interview: "We saw two people on the ground. One was hitting the other. People tried to pull them apart and that's when the attacker pulled out his weapon. People started yelling 'knife!' and began running away. I helped the first victim who had been attacked and I got the impression that the individual was attacking all the people who tried to get near him and overpower him." Lili continued, "The armed forces responded very quickly to the attack. It didn't even last five minutes even though it felt like an eternity to me." [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="2000"] Image credit: CNN[/caption] Moreover, the incident did not result in any fatalities, but the attacker hurt a number of individuals, including a police officer who was hit in the back but saved by his bulletproof vest, Darmanin told reporters. The suspect and one of his victims are both in critical condition at the hospital, according to the Paris Prosecutor's Office. On another note, the reason for the knife attack is still unknown. According to CNN, numerous intercity train platforms were blocked throughout the day by a significant presence of the French police at the station's main concourse. Additionally, the Eurostar service that runs between France and the U.K. was suspended for a while before being resumed.