(Eagle News) — No Filipino was hurt in the knife attack in Paris, France on Saturday, May 12, that led to the death of one person.
This is according to the Department of Foreign Affairs that issued a statement on Monday, May 14.
“Ambassador [Theresa] Lazaro said the Islamic State has claimed responsibility for the attack but has not provided evidence to support its claim,” the DFA said.
Naturalized Frenchman Khamzat Azimov carried out the attack which injured several others in a lively area of theaters and restaurants near the city’s historic opera house.
The knifeman, whose rampage followed a series of jihadist assaults in France that have killed 246 people since 2015, was shot dead by police after an officer failed to subdue him with a Taser.