Five people have been injured – with two in critical condition – after a mass stabbing in the French city of Metz.
The incident is reported to have taken place outside a grocery store in the Borny district of the city in the North East of France.
The attack took place around 10.15am and the victims are all reported to be young people.
The perpetrators have allegedly fled the scene and are now on the run, with police actively looking for them.
Local media has reported that the incident involved Afghan migrants who were in a dispute, withRépublicain Lorrain mentioning a “settling of scores”.
A vehicle linked to the incident was found by investigators on rue des Feivres in Metz.
Police at the scene assisted one of the injured, who had serious wounds, by applying a tourniquet.
More to follow…