Drama on line 6 of the Paris metro.
A man was killed Saturday night at Bercy station, after a fight with another man.
The reason for this altercation is currently unknown, we learned from a police source.
The fight between the two men broke out around 10 p.m., said this source.
"One stabbed the other," she explained.
The latter “defended himself”, “threw” the suspect onto the metro tracks and the brawl continued.
The man carrying the weapon, who was on the tracks and the victim on the platform, then gave him "a second stab in the abdomen", adds the same police source.
[⚠️Bercy passenger incident] 10:40 pm Trains do not stop at Bercy station in both directions.
The station is closed # Line6
- Line 6 (@ Line6_RATP) July 3, 2021
The suspect was arrested by the RATP Network Protection and Security Group (GPSR).
The investigation was entrusted to the Paris judicial police.
This fatal assault necessitated the interruption of traffic between the Daumesnil and Place d'Italie stops for the rest of the evening.
Traffic was back to normal on Sunday.
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