French army shoots man dead after he kills passer-by at train station:police source

PARIS - 1 October 2017: The French army shot dead a man on Sunday after he killed a person with a knife at Marseille's main train station in southern France, a police source said.

Police earlier said they had cordoned off the area and an operation was underway.

France's interior minister said on Twitter he was heading to Marseilles following the attack.