Paris police headquarters stabbing
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On 3 October 2019, a police employee at the Paris police headquarters stabbed four of his colleagues to death and injured two others. He was shot dead by police at the scene.
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Part of Islamic terrorism in Europe | |
Location | Paris, France |
Coordinates | 48°51′14.4″N 2°20′48.8″E |
Date | 3 October 2019 (2019-10-03) c. 1:00 p.m.[1] |
Target | Police employees |
Attack type | Mass stabbing |
Weapons | Ceramic knife[2] |
Deaths | 5 (including the attacker) |
Injured | 2 |
Perpetrator | Mickaël Harpon |
Motive | Jihadism (Islamic terrorism)[3] |
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