Off-duty police officer detains man who attacked three women with knives in Paris

The Guardian World Monday 27 July 2026, 11:57 UTC By Agence France-Presse in Paris 1 min read

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Women aged 19, 24 and 36 taken to hospital after assault in Porte de Clichy area in north of capitalA French off-duty police officer has detained a man after he attacked and wounded three women with two kitchen knives in Paris on Monday. Three women aged 19, 24 and 36 were taken to hospital after the assault at about 11.30am (0930 GMT) in the Porte de Clichy area in the north of the capital, said the interior minister, Laurent Nuñez.

Women aged 19, 24 and 36 taken to hospital after assault in Porte de Clichy area in north of capital

A French off-duty police officer has detained a man after he attacked and wounded three women with two kitchen knives in Paris on Monday.

Three women aged 19, 24 and 36 were taken to hospital after the assault at about 11.30am (0930 GMT) in the Porte de Clichy area in the north of the capital, said the interior minister, Laurent Nuñez.

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