Stabbing in paris :Two UK Tourists Among Seven Injured in Knife Attack

Police arrested one man, Le Parisien reported as an Afghan citizen.

There was no initial indication that the attack was linked to terrorism. "Nothing at this stage indicates the existence of a terrorist nature in these attacks," an AFP source said, adding that the man was targeting "strangers on the street."

A police spokesman said the attack took place near a cinema.

The Paris prosecutor's office oversees the investigation, while authorities are trying to determine if the attacker was counted among the seven injured.

"We are urgently investigating this incident and are in close contact with the French authorities," the Foreign and Commonwealth Office said in a statement.

According to the investigators, Clement, who was also armed with a metal bar, first stabbed three people outside the MK2 Cinema Complex, including two English tourists.

One of them was particularly injured after being stabbed in the head while the other was "in the chest".

Then the Bettank players saw what had happened, throwing metal balls at the attacker, but that was not enough to stop him.

Wounded four others, before a night patrol appeared for the police, and the man, who was not named, was arrested at the scene.