Violent Stabbing In France Leaves 2 Dead

World / France (Newser) – A man wielding a knife attacked residents venturing out to shop in a town under lockdown south of the French city of Lyon Saturday, killing two people and wounding others, prosecutors say.

The anti-terrorism prosecutor’s office tells the AP that the attack took place at 11am in a commercial area in Romans-sur-Isere.

The alleged attacker was arrested by police nearby, shortly after the attack.