Paris knife attack: what we know so far

Afghani national taken into custody following stabbings of seven people including two British tourists

France, Paris, knife attack
Police at the scene of the stabbing on Sunday night
(Image credit: Getty Images)

Seven people were injured, four seriously, in seemingly random attacks by a knife-wielding man outside a Paris cinema on Sunday.

French authorities confirmed that they had arrested a suspect - believed to be an Afghan national - following the incident, in which two British tourists were hurt.

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