Pregnant woman among three injured in Paris attack as knifeman shouts: 'Allah ordered me to do it!'

A pregnant woman is among two people who were rushed to hospital following a mass stabbing in Paris.

Two of the three victims are severely wounded after the horror stabbing which took place close to Place de Clichy, police confirmed.

A man has been arrested by an off-duty police officer.

The three women, aged 19, 24 and 36, were attacked with two kitchen knives, severely wounding two of them, Interior Minister Laurent Nunez said.

Two of the victims are in critical condition, local media have reported.

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