French counterterrorism inquiry launched after prison attack
A knife-wielding inmate is accused of attempting to murder several civil servants
An outside view of the prison in Vendin le Vieil, northern France, file (AP Photo/Michel Spingler)
PARIS — French prosecutors say they have opened a counterterrorism investigation into attempted murder after an attack at a high-security prison in northern France.
The Paris prosecutor’s office can’t confirm details of the Thursday afternoon attack at the Vendin le Vieil prison that French media say was launched by a knife-wielding inmate against several people.
French media say no one has been killed and no one is in a life-threatening condition.
The prosecutor’s office said its investigation was launched by its anti-terrorism branch Thursday and centered on the attempted murder of civil servants.
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