Ten Teenagers Involved in Knife Fight on French Subway... Hand Severed and Skull Torn

4 Injured, 2 Seriously Hurt
Fortunately No Threat to Life
Main Suspect Arrested at Home

At a suburban train station on the outskirts of Paris, France, a fight broke out among teenage youths wielding weapons such as axes, leaving four injured. The video of the incident spread rapidly on social networking services (SNS) and online communities, shocking French society. On the 4th (local time), several foreign media outlets including AFP reported that around 8 a.m., a violent incident involving teenagers occurred at the train station in Osny-la-Ferri?re, a city about 30 km from central Paris. The incident happened while the regional express train 'RER', which connects Paris and its suburbs, was stopped, and it began as a quarrel among four teenagers.

On the 4th (local time), AFP and several other foreign media reported that around 8 a.m., a stabbing incident involving teenagers occurred at the Aulnay-sous-Bois train station, located about 30 km from central Paris. The photo is not related to the specific content of the article. [Photo by AFP·Yonhap News]

All of the youths involved were between 16 and 17 years old, and it was found that two of them were involved in the fight while on their way to school. The four were immediately taken to the hospital after the incident. Two sustained minor injuries, but the other two suffered serious wounds, including severed hands and fractured skulls. However, their lives are reportedly not in critical danger.

Local police arrested the main suspect, a 16-year-old boy identified as A, at his residence and discovered an axe believed to have been used during the incident during a search. Investigations revealed that violent weapons such as an axe, a samurai sword, and a baseball bat were used in the fight. The incident, which shocked the local community, has been spreading on social media platforms like X (formerly Twitter) in the form of videos. The footage shows students bleeding from their hands and heads, sitting on the ground, with blood pooling on the floor. A is currently in custody, and the police are investigating the specific cause of the fight.

Meanwhile, in France, parents recently filed a class-action lawsuit against the Chinese video-sharing platform TikTok, claiming it harms the mental health of teenagers. A social network victims' group representing the families involved in the lawsuit stated, "TikTok exposed children to numerous videos promoting suicide, self-harm, eating disorders, and violence," and added, "As a result, the plaintiffs' teenage daughters have suffered physical and mental health issues."

In fact, among the seven children of this group, two have died, four have attempted suicide, and another suffers from anorexia. They argue that TikTok failed to take appropriate measures to prevent minors from being exposed to harmful content. The victims' group explained, "The ultimate goal is for TikTok to acknowledge responsibility and implement measures to prevent recurrence."