Knifeman Attacks Soldier in Paris Subway, Terrorism Probe Opened

Knifeman Attacks Soldier in Paris Subway, Terrorism Probe Opened
A member of the Ile de France region rail police is pictured at a subway station in Paris. ALAIN JOCARD/AFP/Getty Images
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PARIS—France opened a counter-terrorism inquiry after a man wielding a knife attacked a soldier in a Paris subway station on Friday, the latest incident targeting troops protecting the capital’s transport hubs and tourist sites.

Paris and other European capitals are on high alert after a wave of attacks in past years by ISIS terrorist group, many of them inspired by ISIS.