Ammon News - French police detained a man on ‌Monday after he attacked three women with knives before bystanders pinned him to the ground and an off-duty police officer detained him, Interior Minister Laurent Nunez told reporters.

In the incident, the man attacked the three women, aged 19, 24 ​and 36, with two kitchen knives, severely wounding two of them, ⁠Nunez said.

Nunez said the man ​had been detained by an off-duty police officer. "I pay tribute ​to him, ⁠it was a courageous act," he added.

The motive for the attack remains unknown, Nunez said, adding that police could not verify the identity of the attacker, whose declarations were "incoherent" ⁠while ​he was being arrested.

The French national anti-terrorist prosecutor's office ​said it was considering whether to open an investigation.


Reuters