'I was very scared,' says witness at Paris train station knife incident

Record ID: 2277468

  • Title: 'I was very scared,' says witness at Paris train station knife incident
  • Date: 14th November 2025
  • Summary: PARIS, FRANCE (NOVEMBER 14, 2025) (REUTERS) POLICE CLOSING OFF TRAIN PLATFORMS WITH METAL BARRIER (REPEAT OF SHOT IN EDIT 2068-FRANCE-SECURITY/) SOLDIERS WALKING TOWARDS PLATFORM (REPEAT OF SHOT IN EDIT 2068-FRANCE-SECURITY/) STATION SECURITY TELLING PASSENGER TO MOVE AWAY SOLDIERS BLOCKING PASSENGERS FROM ENTERING AREA OF PLATFORMS / POLICE TELLING PEOPLE TO MOVE AWAY POL
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  • Keywords: Gare Montparnasse evacuation knife train station
  • Location: PARIS, FRANCE
  • City: PARIS, FRANCE
  • Country: France
  • Topics: Conflicts/War/Peace,Europe,International/National Security
  • Reuters ID: LVA001210314112025RP1
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: French police shot and wounded a knife-wielding man at Paris' Montparnasse train station on Friday (November 14), the Paris prosecutor's office said.
    An officer used his "weapon" on the man, who then inflicted knife wounds on himself, the prosecutor's office said in a statement.
    A witness who was inside the station when she heard shooting said the incident made her think of the November 13, 2015 attacks, in which 130 people were killed in sites across Paris.
    A police source said the man had threatened his wife and children in a Paris suburb before taking a train destined for Montparnasse where police were waiting for him. When officers confronted the man, he threatened to kill himself and was then shot in the legs, the source said.
    The prosecutor's office said at least one gunshot was heard. One witness told Reuters they heard several shots.
    A Reuters photographer at the station when the incident occurred said the police intervention caused a crowd surge through the concourse. Police then evacuated the station, which serves suburban commuter routes and high-speed trains headed to the country's west and southwest.
    (Production: Antony Paone, Ardee Napolitano, Stephane Mahe, Michaela Cabrera)
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