Four people have been injured in a stabbing attack on Boulevard Richard Lenoir in Paris, the French Prime Minister said Friday.

The Prime Minister, whose statement was broadcast by franceinfo, said that two of the injured were in grave condition. Meanwhile, police sources told Reuters that there were two wounded in the attack, one of whom was gravely injured.

A police source told AP that the suspected assailant has been arrested and no other suspects are sought. According to media reports, the attacker was detained on the steps of the Bastille Opera. Earlier, media reported there were two suspects in the attack, armed with a machete.

Source: Sputnik