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1 killed, 8 wounded in Lyon knife attack

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One person was killed and eight others were wounded during a knife attack at a subway stop in Villeurbanne, a suburb of the southeastern city of Lyon, France. Three of the eight victims are seriously wounded. The single fatality is a 19-year-old man. A suspect has already been taken into custody but the motive for the attack is still unknown. The suspected attacker has been identified as a 33-year-old asylum seeker.