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Stabbing Attack at Train Station in Mulhouse, France: 3 Women Injured - Reports

© AP Photo / BintaFrench police officers patrol at Gare du Nord train station in Paris, France, Saturday, Aug. 22, 2015.
French police officers patrol at Gare du Nord train station in Paris, France, Saturday, Aug. 22, 2015. - Sputnik International
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A man has stabbed three women in the central station in the French city Mulhouse bordering with Germany on Sunday, RTL reported. All of them have been hospitalized.

The victims were approached by the man and stabbed, RTL reported, adding that one woman was injured in her arm, one more victim has throat and spine injuries and the third woman managed to flee from the scene.

However, following the incident, all three women have been hospitalized. 

Media reports on their injuries differ; according to France Info, one woman was wounded in a belly, and another one was stubbed in a chest.

READ MORE: UK Hospital in Lockdown After Nurse Stabbed

According to France Bleau, the attacker was mentally unstable. 

The train station is now on lock-down. Police are currently investigating whether the case is terrorism-related.

No official comments on the incident have been made yet and a possible reason behind the attack remains unknown.

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