A man outside the Paris Opera house wounded 1 dead and 4 injured is declared responsible

The picture shows the scene of the incident. (Associated Press)

Overseas network on May 13, local time On Saturday (12th), a case of knife injury occurred in the second district of Paris, France, and a man with a knife randomly attacked passers-by, resulting in 1 death and 4 injuries. The site of the incident was only a few hundred meters away from the famous Paris Opera, and the attacker was killed on the spot by the French police. Subsequently, the extremist group Islamic State (IS) declared responsibility for the attack.

According to the Associated Press, Paris police said that the attack occurred on the evening of the 12th local time, and the attacker attacked 5 passers-by with knives, resulting in 1 death, 2 serious injuries and 2 minor injuries. Police said the suspect had been killed on the spot. France's interior minister, Gerard Collomb, praised the police for their actions.

According to reports, the location of the incident is located in the bustling neighborhood on the right bank of Paris, and the relevant French authorities have launched a terrorist investigation into the incident. Counter-terrorism agencies will investigate allegations of murder and attempted murder related to terrorist motives, depending on the pattern of the suspect's attack. Prosecutors said witnesses reported that the suspects chanted "allahu akbar Allah" in Arabic when they committed the crime.

After the incident, on the morning of Sunday (13th) local time, the extremist organization Islamic State (IS) issued a statement through its mouthpiece Amark News Agency, saying that in response to the US-led coalition to expel extremists in Iraq and Syria, the organization called on supporters to launch attacks against members of the coalition, and the attackers who stabbed people in Paris on the evening of the 12th responded to this call.

The attackers had previously been killed by police, and the Amac news agency's statement did not provide evidence or details about the attackers' identities.

French President Emmanuel Macron praised the police who killed the attackers via social media, expressed condolences for the victims and said that "France has once again paid the price in blood, but will not make an inch concession to the 'enemy of freedom'." (Compiled/Translated by Jiang Shu)

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