Live Updates: Four Officers Reportedly Killed as Knife-Wielding Man Attacks Police HQ in Paris

According to local media reports, citing a police source, the assailant was an administrative officer at the police headquarters.

A man armed with a knife attacked officers at police headquarters in Paris on Thursday and was shot dead by the police, according to ACTU17, a local media outlet.
The assaillant, whose motives remain unknown, is said to have entered police headquarters and attacked a police officer, wounding him with his weapon.
The perpetrator was then neutralised by the police officer with his service weapon. While the attacker's identity is yet to be revealed, a police source told local media that he was an administrative officer at the police headquarters.
As a result of the attack, four police officers were killed, according to several media outlets. While the official death toll is yet to be announced, Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo has already confirmed on Twitter that multiple police officers lost their lives.

The attack took place around 1 p.m on the Ile de la Cite, an island in the centre of Paris, which houses the prefecture, the commercial court and Notre-Dame cathedral.

he Paris metro station "Cité" has been closed for security reasons, according to the transport authority.