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Paris police officer wounded in knife attack

The attack in the 8th arrondissement comes as the French capital is already on high alert days before the Summer Olympics' opening on 26 July.

Israel

Knife attack in Israeli mall leaves one dead and another injured

The incident took place at Hutzot Karmiel Mall on Wednesday. Local authorities labelled the stabbing as a "terrorist attack".

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Finland: Man with 'far-right ties' arrested for child knife attacks

A 33-year-old man with far-right ties was arrested for stabbing a 12-year-old in Oulu's Valkea shopping center on Thursday evening.

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Far-right AfD local candidate stabbed in another Mannheim attack

A police officer was killed in another stabbing in the city in Germany's southwest.

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France

Four people injured in knife attack in Lyon metro

The attack took place early Sunday afternoon, according to the Rhône prefecture. Passengers had earlier reported the erratic behaviour of an individual wielding a knife.

Australia

Knife attack in Sydney church treated as 'act of terrorism'

Authorities in Sydney have arrested a 16-year-old following a knife attack that injured a bishop and a priest during a church service, declaring the incident an act of terrorism with a suspected religious motive.

United Kingdom

Idris Elba calls for ban on machetes and 'zombie' knives in the UK

The star of "Luther" helped to launch a new campaign called Don’t Stop Your Future, with an art installation in London's Parliament Square.

Spain

14-year-old student stabs five people at Spanish school

The attacker reportedly used two kitchen knives to wound three teachers and two pupils.

United Kingdom

Stabbings are spreading 'like a virus' in Britain. Why?

Knife crime has lept by more than 34% over the last decade in England and Wales, according to data.

Brazil

Brazil wrestles with solutions after deadly day care attack kills four

A man with a hatchet jumped over a wall and burst into a day care centre Wednesday in Brazil, killing four children, authorities said.

Brazil

Brazil in shock after man kills four children with hatchet at daycare

A man in his mid-twenties with a hatchet hopped over a wall and went on a killing spree in a kindergarten in Brazil, killing four children according to authorities. The victims are reportedly three boys and a girl, ranging from five to seven years old.

Portugal

Stabbing that killed two women in Portugal was ‘isolated act’

A stabbing at an Ismaili Muslim centre in Portugal was probably an ‘isolated act’, according to authorities.

Portugal

Two people killed after stabbing at Portuguese Muslim centre

A man wielding a large knife killed two women and injured several other people at an Ismaili Muslim centre in Lisbon, Portugal.

Germany

Deux attaques meurtrières en Espagne et en Allemagne : au moins trois morts et des blessés

Deux attaques meurtrières ont eu lieu ce mercredi en Espagne et en Allemagne : au moins trois morts et plusieurs blessés

France

Paris station knife attack: Six people injured and suspect shot

Police say the attacker had been taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries.

France

Paris railway station knife attack leaves six injured

The alleged attack at Paris’s Gare du Nord station happened at 6:45 am CET. The suspect was shot by police and subsequently hospitalised.

Germany

Teenage girl dies after knife attack near school in southern Germany

A 13-year-old girl was also seriously injured after the incident near Ulm.

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'Terrorist motive' probed after policeman stabbed to death in Brussels

Belgian PM Alexander de Croo paid tribute to the officer, and to a profession "that risks its life every day".

Sweden

Swedish man charged with 'terrorism' over Gotland murder

Police say the suspect also planned to kill the leader of Sweden's Centre Party.

Italy

One dead, footballer among five wounded in Italy stabbing rampage

Italian police have arrested a 46-year-old Italian man who they suspect to be the attacker, but say there is no suggestion of terrorism.