Knife attacker shot dead after injuring 2 at Paris police headquarters: Sources

At least one metro station in the vicinity of the building, close to Notre-Dame cathedral and other tourist attractions, was closed.

A knife-wielding man who stabbed two people at police headquarters in central Paris on Thursday has been shot dead, sources told AFP.

Police say the assailant was shot and killed at the scene. French media are reporting the attacker was an employee. (Getty images)

The man, who worked as an employee at the police headquarters, was shot by police in the courtyard of the building situated near Notre-Dame cathedral, the sources said

At least one metro station in the vicinity of the building, close to Notre-Dame cathedral and other tourist attractions, was closed.