French Authorities Detain 5 Amid Terrorism Investigation of Deadly Police Station Attack

French Authorities Detain 5 Amid Terrorism Investigation of Deadly Police Station Attack
French police officers block the access next to the police station where a police official was stabbed to death Friday in Rambouillet, south west of Paris, France, on Saturday, April 24, 2021. Michel Euler/AP Photo
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PARIS—French authorities detained a fifth person Sunday in a terrorism investigation seeking to identify potential accomplices and motives after a police official was fatally stabbed at a police station outside Paris.

French police killed the 37-year-old Tunisian attacker shortly after he stabbed the unarmed administrative employee on Friday at the entrance of her police station in the town of Rambouillet.