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French policeman stabbed during gas canister car arrests French policeman stabbed during gas canister car arrests
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A policeman has been stabbed in France during an operation to arrest three women in connection with a car found with gas canisters near Notre Dame. A policeman in France has been stabbed during an operation to arrest three women in connection with a car found with gas canisters near Paris' famous Notre Dame cathedral last Sunday.
One of the women was wounded when another policeman opened fire after the stabbing in Boussy-Saint-Antoine, said Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve. Police opened fire after the stabbing in Boussy-Saint-Antoine, south-east of Paris, wounding one of the women.
Mr Cazeneuve said they appeared to have been preparing an immediate attack. Officials said the suspects were "radicalised" and appeared to have been preparing an immediate attack.
In November, 130 people died in Paris in a series of terror attacks carried out by so-called Islamic State (IS). In November, 130 people died in Paris in attacks by so-called Islamic State.
A state of emergency has been in place in France since then.A state of emergency has been in place in France since then.
The Peugeot 607 was found on Wednesday on the Quai de Montebello, just metres from the cathedral, along a stretch of the Seine riverside. The Peugeot 607 was found early on Sunday on the Quai de Montebello, just metres from the cathedral which attracts millions of tourists every year.
The car had its hazard warning lights flashing and no number plates, police said.The car had its hazard warning lights flashing and no number plates, police said.
Documents with writing in Arabic were also found in the car, police said.Documents with writing in Arabic were also found in the car, police said.
One of the canisters, on the front passenger seat, was empty, and there were no detonating devices inside.One of the canisters, on the front passenger seat, was empty, and there were no detonating devices inside.
A man on the terrorism watch list was arrested on Wednesday as well as an associate of the car's owner, also known to police. A man on the terrorism watch list was arrested on Wednesday as well as an associate of the car's owner.
Mr Cazeneuve said the three women arrested on Thursday - aged 39, 23 and 19 - "had been radicalised, were fanatics and were in all likelihood preparing an imminent, violent act". French Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve said the three women arrested on Thursday - aged 39, 23 and 19 - "had been radicalised, were fanatics and were in all likelihood preparing an imminent, violent act".
Investigators, Mr Cazeneuve said, had been in a "race against time".
One of those arrested is reportedly the daughter of the car owner who had already been questioned.
According to French media, the car owner was on an intelligence watch-list.