ISIS claims responsibility for deadly Paris knife attack

A knife-wielding terrorist killed one person and wounded four others on a tourist-crowded Paris street before police shot him dead Saturday as he shouted “Allah Akbar!’’

Four people were wounded, two of whom were hospitalized in serious condition.

ISIS said one of its “soldiers” carried out the attack near the City of Light’s Opéra Garnier, which is famous for its nightlife, the BBC said.

The ISIS-linked Amaq News Agency said the assailant acted in response to calls for attacks on anti-ISIS coalition countries.

The attacker began stabbing random victims at about 9:30 p.m. Paris time. He attempted to get into several restaurants and bars, but was blocked by people holding the doors shut.