Paris police shoot and wound man with knife at Montparnasse station

Fire trucks are parked outside the Gare Montparnasse train station during its evacuation in Paris, France, November 14, 2025. REUTERS/Stephane Mahe

PARIS (Reuters) -French police shot and wounded a knife-wielding man in Montparnasse train station in central Paris on Friday, the city prosecutor's office said.

A police officer shot in the leg the 34-year-old man who then stabbed himself in the throat, the prosecutor's office said in a statement, adding: "He was quickly taken care of by emergency services."