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One killed, two injured in knife attack near Paris
Aug 23, 2018
04:45 pm
What's the story
A man armed with a knife killed one person and seriously injured two others today morning in a town about 30km southwest of Paris, a police source said. The man was "neutralized" by police in Trappes after trying to hide in a building, the source said, without specifying if he had been killed. It was unclear if the violence was terror-related. Here's more.
Muslim-dominated town
Trappes has large Muslim population; known for poverty, gangs
Trappes has a population of around 30,000 and is part of the far suburbs of the Greater Paris area. The town is known for problems linked to poverty, gangs and hardline interpretations of Islam. It has a large Muslim population and about 50 locals are suspected to fight for the Islamic State group in Syria and Iraq, French security sources said.