Marseilles stabbing: Four injured in knife attack before French police shoot man | London Evening Standard

Marseilles stabbing: Four injured in knife attack before French police shoot manEmergency workers at the sceneAFP/Getty Images

French police have shot dead a man in Marseille after he stabbed four people in the French city, police said.

The unidentified man launched attacks on pedestrians at around 4.45pm on Tuesday.

The individual was said to have tried to take a gun out to fire on police officers before they shot him.

Images from the scene show a huge emergency services presence and a cordon in place.

French police and emergency workers intervene in the Canebiere district in Marseille on TuesdayAFP/Getty Images

Police said the attack did not appear to be terrorism-related, according to Reuters.

The man wounded two people on a tram and two people in the street, one of them seriously.

Marseille is the second largest port city in France.

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