A police officer cordons off the area after a knife attack in central Paris, Saturday May 12, 2018. (Photo: Thibault Camus/AP)
A dead body lays under a blanket after a knife attack Saturday that left at least two dead including the assailant in central Paris, early Sunday May 13, 2018. (Photo:Thibault Camus/AP)
A dead body lays under a blanket after a knife attack Saturday that left at least two dead including the assailant in central Paris, early Sunday May 13, 2018. (Photo:Thibault Camus/AP)
Scientific police officers investigate after a knife attack in central Paris, Saturday May 12, 2018. (Photo: Thibault Camus/AP)
Police officers cordon off the area after a knife attack in central Paris, Saturday May 12, 2018. (Photo: Thibault Camus/AP)
Policemen stand guard in a street in Paris centre after one person was killed and several injured by a man armed with a knife, who was shot dead by police in Paris on May 12, 2018. (Photo: Thomas Samson/AFP/Getty Images)
Policemen stand guard in Paris centre after one person was killed and several injured in a knife attack in Paris on May 12, 2018. (Photo: Thomas Samson/AFP/Getty Images)
Policemen stand guard in a street of Paris centre after one person was killed and several injured by a man armed with a knife, who was shot dead by police in Paris on May 12, 2018. (Photo: Geoffroy Van Der Hasselt/AFP/Getty Images)
Policemen and emergency service members stand in a blocked street in Paris centre after one person was killed and several injured by a man armed with a knife, who was shot dead by police in Paris on May 12, 2018. (Photo: Thomas Samson/AFP/Getty Images)
Policemen stand guard in Paris centre after one person was killed and several injured by a man armed with a knife, who was shot dead by police in Paris on May 12, 2018. (Photo: Thomas Samson/AFP/Getty Images)
Policemen stand guard in a street of Paris centre after one person was killed and several injured by a man armed with a knife, who was shot dead by police in Paris on May 12, 2018. (Photo: Geoffroy Van Der Hasselt/AFP/Getty Images)
A wounded man is seen on Rue Marsollier in Paris, France May 12, 2018 in this picture obtained from social media.
A knifeman shouting Allahu akbar was shot dead by police in central Paris late Saturday after he killed one person and injured four, prompting a terror probe.
The attack took place near the city’s main opera house in an area full of bars, restaurants and theaters which were brimming on a weekend night.
French President Emmanuel Macron said: “France once again pays the price of blood.” Prosecutors cited witnesses as saying the man shouted Allahu akbar as he went on the rampage, and added that a terror investigation had been launched.
The man attacked five people with a knife, one of whom died, police said. Two were in serious condition and all the victims are in hospital. (AFP)
