Four people have been wounded in a knife attack near the former offices of satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo in Paris, police have said.
Associated Press reporters at the scene saw police flooding into the neighbourhood in eastern Paris, near the Richard Lenoir Metro station.
Soldiers rush to the scene
Officers cordoned off the area, including the offices, after a suspect package was noticed nearby.
Police said they have arrested a suspect and no one else is being sought.
A police source told Reuters that two of the victims have “life threatening injuries”.
Prime Minister Jean Castex cut short a visit to a suburb north of Paris to head to the Interior Ministry to follow developments.
Islamic extremists attacked the Charlie Hebdo offices in 2015, killing 12 people.
French firefighters load one of the several people injured into a waiting ambulance
The motive for this attack is unclear, and it is not clear whether it is linked to Charlie Hebdo, which has moved its activities out of the area.
The trial in the attacks is currently under way in the city and the attackers’ widows are scheduled to testify this afternoon.