Man kills two, tries to escape, shot dead at Railway station

A man shouting “Allahu Akbar” killed two people in a knife attack before being shot dead by soldiers at Marseille’s main train station.

French police warned people to avoid the area around the city’s Saint Charles station following the incident on Sunday afternoon.

Two people, a man and a woman, have died in the attack, French interior minister Gerard Collomb said.

According to police sources the incident is likely a “terrorist act”.

Marseille police said an operation “is underway” on its official Twitter account.

Mr Collomb tweeted that he was rushing to the scene “after the attack perpetrated near Saint Charles train station.” 

The train station has been evacuated.