Passengers flee in terror as knife-wielding man is tackled by police at Paris’ Gare du Nord Eurostar terminal
The man was alerted to police after walking into the station with the blade
He was arrested immediately and nobody is reported as being injured
It comes a day before France votes in the first round ofits presidential election
By PADDY DINHAM
DailyMail.com
22 April 2017
A knifeman was arrested at Paris’ Gare du Nord station amid panicked scenes just a day before the French presidential vote.
The drama happened on a day of unrest in the French capital, during which police released tear gas after being pelted with flares and other makeshift weapons in a pre-election riot.
Footage of the station arrest shows armed police surround the man, who was restrained on the ground.
Tensions are high across France following Thursday night’s ISIS-inspired assassination of police officer Xavier Jugele by ISIS fanatic Karim Cheurfi at the Champs Elysee.
Today masked protesters hurled bottles and stones at legions of officers who flooded central Paris following the killing. A 200-strong mob hijacked a peaceful rally organised by left-wing unions and communists.
Voters will go to the polls tomorrow in the first round of the country’s presidential election.
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