Pregnant woman among three stabbed in Paris knife rampage

See more Daily Mail on Google - save us as a Preferred Source Published: 07:09 EDT, 27 July 2026 | Updated: 07:53 EDT, 27 July 2026 A knifeman has stabbed three people, including a pregnant woman, in a rampage on the streets of Paris.Three women aged 19, 24 and 36 were taken to hospital after the assault at around 11.30 am in the Porte de Clichy area in the north of the capital, Interior Minister Laurent Nunez and Paris police said.They were 'treated by emergency services and transported to the hospital,' the police added. Two were gravely wounded, but their lives were not in danger, Nunez said. One was hit in the lower back, the other in the abdomen. One of the victims is in critical condition.'The perpetrator was apprehended by an off-duty police officer,' Nunez said.The suspect, a 31-year-old man believed to have mental health issues, was arrested at the scene following a police operation. He was armed with two knives, local media reports. Videos shared on social media appeared to show a man in the area wielding two knives before he is pinned down with a chair by bystanders.One particularly chilling moment shows the man lunge at a woman, brandishing one of the weapons. He had made 'incoherent statements', Nunez added, however warning against jumping to conclusions on his motives.Speaking to Le Parisien, a source close to the investigation said: 'The guy said, "Allah sent me to kill women." But no, he's crazy."The anti-terrorism prosecutor's office has not taken up the case, however, and terrorism is not the leading theory.The suspect, a 31-year-old man believed to have mental health issues, was arrested at the sceneOne particularly chilling moment shows the man lunge at a woman, brandishing one of the weapons The suspect was pinned down with a chair by bystanders French police and rescuers walk down a street after a knife-wielding man wounded three people in ParisThis is a breaking news story. More to follow.