Three knifed in horror stabbing spree at Gare de Lyon station in Paris as cops arrest hammer-wielding suspect

A HORROR stabbing spree at Paris’ main train station saw three people knifed leaving one seriously injured.

Cops have arrested the suspected attacker, a 32-year-old man, but his motivations for the horrific attack remain unclear.

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The suspect began stabbing commuters at Paris’ Gare de Lyon railway station at around 8am on Saturday.

He was also wielding a hammer, according to local reports.

One of the victims was seriously injured while two others were left with minor injuries.

A police source said: “The suspect did not cry out (any religious slogans) during his attack.

“He presented the police an Italian driving licence”.

The suspect was reportedly born in Mali, in West Africa, and remained quiet during his arrest.

Cops also said none of the three people injured are in a life-threatening condition following the attack.

The person who suffered major injuries had wounds to his jaw and wrist.

Another victim, who was a security guard that tried to wrestle the attacker’s weapons away from him, was also injured.

And the third suffered injuries to his stomach.

The major station connects domestic trains around France as well as ones to Switzerland and Italy, and the Eurostar.

It sees up to 150million passengers a year and was packed on the morning of the ambush.

The station was evacuated and closed down with all services cancelled after the attack.

Cops said there was no indication of the motive behind the stabbing, but it follows a series of bomb, gun and knife attacks carried out by Islamic State and al-Qaeda operatives in France, dating back to early 2015.

Le Parisien reported that the suspect has “psychiatric disorders”, but this has yet to be confirmed by police.

They also said that there is no suggestion of terrorist links yet as the investigation remains at such an early stage.

French rail operator SNCF said on X: “There is an intervention by the police and emergency services currently in Hall 1 and 3 which makes them temporarily inaccessible.