Knife attack at French train station leaves 1 dead & 6 wounded.

A suspected knife assault near a train station in Villeurbanne, France, has left one person dead and six wounded, according to reports.

Police are said to have arrested one man and are seeking another.

The attack occurred on Saturday afternoon at Laurent Bonnevay station in Villeurbanne, metropolitan Lyon.

Local media reported that two alleged perpetrators attacked people at random in the parking lot, with one person killed and several others injured.

One man has been arrested, according to reports, and a manhunt is ongoing for the second. The city’s Metro service was suspended as police descended on the scene.

On le voit ici maîtrisé par des passants… pic.twitter.com/sSoEew6cfr

— Alex ? (@Khas_sf) August 31, 2019

Footage shared on social media purportedly shows a crowd of onlookers surrounding and subduing one of the suspects at one of the station’s elevators.

Another man, seen holding a long, thin object, may also be a suspect, as one of the alleged attackers was reportedly armed with a kitchen skewer.

? ALERTE – L'attentat a eu lieu à #Villeurbanne, près de #Lyon. Le bilan vient de s'alourdir à 1 mort et 8 blessés. Un des deux assaillants a été arrêté par des passants, le 2e est en fuite. Un hélicoptère de la gendarmerie survole le quartier, qui est bouclé. (Le Progrès) pic.twitter.com/OZcJ6484be

— La Plume Libre (@LPLdirect) August 31, 2019

Police have not yet said whether they believe the incident was a terrorist attack.