TWITTER A police office was stabbed in the French capital

The attack took place this morning in Vincennes after a 29-year-old man tried to attack a nurse, the Le Figaro newspaper reported. When police arrived at the scene, the man then attacked a female police officer, knifing her in the throat. A 29-year-old suspect allegedly knifed one female officer in the throat. He was shot and killed on the spot.

GOOGLE Vincennes is to the east of Paris

A 29-year-old suspect allegedly knifed one female officer in the throat

Social media users reported hearing gunfire in the area, the motive of the attack has not yet been established. According to police sources, the attacker had been having treatment for his mental health. The nurse went to his house to care for him and there have been reports in French media that the police had been warned that he had not been taking his required medicene.

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The French Le Parisien newspaper has said that the woman's life is not in danger. A statement from the French interior ministry said: "Police and gendarmes risk their lives to protect of others every day and deserve the respect and esteem of all our citizens.” Since January 2015, France has been on high alert following a series of Islamic State linked attacks. One of them took place on July 14 when a 19 tonne cargo truck was deliberately driven into crowds celebrating Bastille Day on the Promenade des Anglais in Nice, France, resulting in the death of 86 people and injuring 434. The attacks on French soil have reignited the national debate on secularism and immigration.

GETTY A French police officer was stabbed during the attack

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