One dead, several injured in Paris terror attack
Tehran (KNA) - Paris police have launched a terror investigation after one person died and four others were injured by a knifeman Islamic State says is one of its "soldiers".
Police shot the attacker dead while he was on the ground suffering from cardiac arrest, according to BFMTV.
It happened just before 9pm on Saturday evening in Rue Monsigny in the French capital's second arrondissement where Paris's Opera and landmark shops are located.
The attacker shouted "Allahu Akbar" - God is great in Arabic - according to witnesses, the Paris prosecutor Francois Molins said.A police source said he also shouted: "Kill me or I kill you."Two hours after the attack French authorities announced they were launching a terrorism investigation.
Moments later the IS news agency Amaq claimed the suspect was one of its "soldiers" who carried out the attack in response to the terror group's calls for supporters to target members of the US-led military coalition fighting the extremists in Iraq and Syria.
Source:NewsSky