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Second suspect arrested after stabbing near Charlie Hebdo office

French police open terror investigation into Paris stabbing attack

Paris, Sep 25 (EFE, (Camera: Ángel Calvo).- A second suspect has been arrested in connection with a knife attack near the offices of satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo in Paris.The incident is being investigated by anti-terrorism police.Two people were seriously injured in the attack but their lives are not at risk, police sources told Efe.The suspected perpetrator was detained in the nearby Bastille area of the French capital.A second person was arrested later for alleged involvement in the incident.French prosecutor Rémy Heitz told the press that a terror investigation has been opened due to the location of the attack and because it was carried out while the trial for a 2015 attack on Charlie Hebdo is being held.The prosecutor's office did not provide details about the detainees but French media have reported the main suspect is 18 years old and has a criminal record.FOOTAGE OF FRENCH PM JEAN CASTEX AND JEAN-FRANÇOIS RICARD, HEAD OF FRANCE'S ANTI-TERRORISM PROSECUTOR'S OFFICE.

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