Man stabbed to death at Paris airport by police

Man stabbed to death at Paris airport by police

Police officers shot and killed a man with a knife at the Roissy-Charles-de-Gaulle airport in Paris.

The man threatened officers with a knife on Wednesday morning, the French capital’s police headquarters said on Twitter. According to airport officials, airport security called in border police to evict a homeless person from Terminal 2F.

employees were insulted


The man insulted the staff but initially left, he said. Then he turned and pulled out a knife. One of the police then shot him. An AFP news agency photographer who observed the scene reported that the tall man ran towards the police despite a warning. The policeman then killed him with a single shot.