Man armed with knife kills two in attacks in south-east France: Mayor

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LYON (REUTERS) - A man armed with a knife attacked people out shopping in the southeastern French town of Romans-sur-Isère on Saturday (April 4), killing two and wounding four, the mayor said.. Read more at straitstimes.com.

LYON - A man armed with a knife attacked people out shopping in the southeastern French town of Romans-sur-Isère on Saturday , killing two and wounding four, the mayor said.

The town is currently under a coronavirus lockdown, although people are allowed out to buy essentials. The attacks took place in the morning outside a bakery where customers were queuing, and at shops in the town centre, according to Mayor Marie-Helene Thoraval, who said the assailant had been arrested.

Witnesses told Reuters the man struck at random and in several places while moving around the town centre.Interior Minister Christophe Castaner said security services were trying to establish the nature and circumstances of the incident.cc @Conflits_FR pic.twitter.com/46zJ2mQEIp

 

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