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2 people killed, one injured in knife attack near Paris - police 2 people killed, 1 seriously injured in knife attack near Paris
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Two people have been killed and one seriously injured after a man, reportedly wielding a knife, attacked passersby in a Paris suburb. Security forces have "neutralized" the attacker, according to police. Two people have been killed and one seriously injured after a man, reportedly wielding a knife, carried out an attack in a Paris suburb. Security forces have “neutralized” the attacker.
Police confirmed that an operation has been completed in Trappes commune, not far from Versailles. Police killed the assailant on Thursday morning after he attacked people in the street in the Trappes commune, not far from Versailles. Local media said the attacker – a man born in 1982 –  was armed with a knife and barricaded inside a pavilion shouting: “Allahu akbar, if you enter I will blast you all.”
RTL adds, citing police sources, that the suspect was inside a pavilion shouting: "Allahu akbar, if you enter I will blast you all." The attacker was previously known to security services and was listed on the national security threat list, known as Fiche S, for incitement to terrorism, according to local media reports.
He was shot by police and succumbed to his injuries, BFM TV reports. The attacker was previously known to security services and was listed on the national security threat list, known as Fiche S, for incitement to terrorism, local media report. Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS) claimed responsibility for the attack through its propaganda mouthpiece Amaq. The statement did not provide any evidence.
Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS) claimed responsibility for the attack, according to terrorists-affiliated website Amaq. The statement did not provide any evidence. Meanwhile, Reuters reported citing an interior ministry source that the two victims are believed to be the assailant’s mother and sister, suggesting the attack might have been a family quarrel.
Meanwhile outlets reported that the two victims  are believed to be the assailant’s mother and sister.  French Interior Minister Gerard Collomb expressed his condolences to the victims and their families on Twitter and stated that the investigation into the incident is ongoing.
French Interior Minister Gerard Collomb expressed his condolences to the victims and their families on Twitter and said that the investigation into the incident is ongoing. 
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