After a knife attack at the Paris Gare du Nord, the police open fire.

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Around 6:45 a.m. on Wednesday, a man attacked several people with a knife. Several people were hurt before the police opened fire and took the man down.

The French media said that emergency services on the scene treated six people, one of whom was seriously hurt and the other five of whom had less serious injuries.

The attacker was taken to the hospital because he was hurt in the chest. He is said to be fighting for his life.

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A source close to the case said that police were treating the stabbings as a crime, not a terrorist attack, even though it’s not clear what motivated the attacker.

Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin wrote on Twitter, “This morning, someone hurt several people at the Gare du Nord. He was stopped right away. Thank you to the forces of order for how well and bravely they handled the situation.”

🇫🇷 #France 📍 #Paris

🚨🔪 A knife attack took place at a train station in #Paris. 6 people were injured. The attacker was detained by the Police. pic.twitter.com/Wd7QkIegrV

— Journalite (@journaIite) January 11, 2023

He also said that the police who stopped the attack were off-duty officers in regular clothes who used their service weapons.

Darmanin said that the police officers were “coming back from work at police headquarters to catch their train and go home, but they were armed.”

Darminin also said that he would go to the scene with Anne Hidalgo, who is the mayor of Paris.

After the attack, the busy train station, which is a hub for commuters, was closed off and main line and regional services in and out of the station were severely disrupted.

“There are problems when trains leave and arrive at Paris Nord. “A person who was threatening and could have hurt people at Gare du Nord has been shot by police,” says the Twitter account of TER Hauts-de-France.

By midday, services were running normally again, and SNCF said that no services had been cancelled and that the station “continues to operate normally.”