Marseille train station attack: Two women stabbed to death, assailant shot dead by army

Two women have been stabbed to death in an attack at Marseille’s main train station in southern France, the country’s Interior Ministry has said.

Key points:

• Police said the attacker was shot dead by soldiers
• The Paris prosecutors’ office said a counter-terrorism probe has been opened
• Police sources said the man had been carrying a butcher’s knife

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