Knife attacker injures three in metro in Lyon, France

PARIS (Reuters)

Three people were injured in a knife attack in the metro in the French city of Lyon on Sunday, authorities said.

A suspect was arrested, the local prefecture and a deputy mayor said.

"Our thoughts are with the three people injured," Mohamed Chihi, a deputy mayor in charge of security, said on social media platform X.

There was no immediate information on the identity of the attacker or any possible motive.