One killed, eight injured in Paris stabbing attack

One person has died and seven others were injured after a knifeman attacked bystanders in Paris, Sky News reported on Saturday.

The attacker has been shot dead by police after the attack in the attack in the French capital’s second arrondissement.

Police opened fire on the attacker who was on the ground suffering from cardiac arrest at the time.

French interior minister Gerard Collomb tweeted: “Aggression to #Paris: I salute the cold blood and responsiveness of the police forces that have neutralised the assailant.

“My first thoughts go to the victims of this heinous act.”