Knife attack at Paris police HQ: At least four officers dead, suspect fatally shot, reports say

Police block the street near Paris prefecture de police (police headquarters) on October 3, 2019 after three persons have been hurt in a knife attack. © AFP / Martin BUREAU

At least four officers have died in a brazen knife attack at Paris’ police headquarters, according to reports. The suspect, said to be an employee at the station, was shot dead.

The police headquarters, situated in the heart of the city, is located across the street from Notre Dame Cathedral.

At least four police officers were killed, according to French television channel BFM. Law enforcement sources told Reuters that the attacker was killed.

A spokesman for the Paris police has declined to comment on the incident.

The metro station near the police building has been shut down for security reasons, the city’s transport authority announced following the attack.

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