Paris attack: knife-wielding man injures six people at Gare du Nord

Man said to have attacked passersby during early-morning rush-hour before armed police wounded and arrested him

Six people have been injured by a man wielding a knife during rush-hour at the Gare du Nord station in Paris, French authorities have said.

Police arrested the man at the busy station, which serves as a hub for local transport as well as trains to London and northern Europe, after they opened fire and wounded him, said a police source, who asked not to be named.