HAMMER HORROR Tourist killed and Brit injured ‘hammer-wielding attacker’ near Eiffel Tower in Paris – as people urged to avoid area

A TOURIST has been killed and a British man injured by a "hammer-wielding attacker" near the Eiffel Tower in Paris.

People have been urged to avoid the area after the British victim is understood to have been attacked while walking through the city with his family.

The bloodbath happened on the Grenelle quay, in the 15th arrondissement of the French capital, at around 10pm.

France's Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin confirmed "passers-by" were assaulted in the Quai de Grenelle area.

He said the attacker had been arrested and the injured person was being treated by emergency services.

Taking to X (formerly Twitter), Mr Darmanin said: "The police have just courageously arrested an assailant attacking passers-by in Paris, around the Quai de Grenelle.

"One deceased person and one injured person treated by the Paris Fire Brigade. Please avoid the area."

According to local media, the attacker is a French national and is currently in custody and facing a possible murder charge.

It's added that he was "immobilised with an electric stun gun" as he ran up the Avenue du Parc de Passy

Le Parisien is reporting that a knife and hammer were used in the attack, leaving another British tourist injured.

It added that the person who died was also a tourist with dual German and Philippine nationality.

They were found in cardiorespiratory arrest on the Bir-Hakeim bridge.

He died from a stab wound to his back and shoulder.

The British tourist reportedly suffered a head injury on Avenue du President Kennedy after being attacked with a hammer.

He is believed to have been walking with his wife and child when the attacker came up from behind and struck him.

"The family were on the Avenue President Kennedy when they were set upon," said an investigating source.

"A hammer was used to hit the man over the head."

The Englishman was rushed to hospital, where his condition was later described as "stable".

A third victim was also badly hurt in a hammer attack, said the source

A security cordon is currently in place by the incidents as police carry out investigations.

Officers said there was no early indication as to the motive of the stabbing.