Overview
- A man attacked three women near Porte de Clichy, Paris, on Monday with kitchen knives and the victims were taken to hospital.
- Passersby and an off‑duty Paris police officer quickly restrained and arrested the suspect, with eyewitnesses saying a bystander struck him with a suitcase and others pinned him down.
- The victims are 19, 24 and 36 years old, one of whom was reported pregnant; two were seriously wounded and their conditions were later described as stabilized.
- Video and witnesses captured the suspect making religious statements that prompted notification of the parquet national antiterroriste, which is observing the case while officials urge caution about motive.
- On Tuesday the Paris prosecutor said a behavioral exam found the suspect unfit for garde à vue, his custody was lifted for psychiatric reasons and he was transferred to the police psychiatric infirmary as a criminal investigation into aggravated attempted homicide proceeds.