An individual armed with two knives was killed by a municipal police officer late Tuesday afternoon in the center of Saint-Étienne, after threatening passers-by, a police source said. The terrorist trail has not yet been mentioned, but more information should arrive in the coming hours. Potential injuries are also not specified.
The police officer once shot this man who was holding an elderly woman with a knife to her throat, this source specifies, killing him instantly. The area was cordoned off.