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Three people have been wounded in a knife attack at a major train station in Paris, police say. One person suffered serious stomach wounds during the stabbings at the Gare de Lyon on Saturday morning. A suspect is in custody. Police say he is a Malian national who presented an Italian driving licence to officers. There have been several knife attacks in Paris in the recent past. In December oa tourist was killed and two others wounded near the Eiffel Tower. SNIP Officials quoted by Le Parisien newspaper describe the alleged attacker as a 32-year-old asylum-seeker who has been legally...

Arson investigators in Pennsylvania are searching for clues after two fires broke out at one church. The first fire at the Pentecostal Church of Bethlehem was reported shortly after midnight on Tuesday, while the second fire was called in just before 2 a.m. on Thursday, said the Bethlehem Police Department. No injuries were reported. The Thursday morning fire, which was contained to the roof, was quickly extinguished, police said. In the first fire, thick black smoke was seen billowing from the building, but the fire had already burned itself out when first responders arrived, according to police. The blaze left...