Transcript for New details on the knife attack in central Paris

The breaking news out of Paris. A terror attack. This image is new. Coming in this morning for you. A bullet hole in a window near the scene. The attack took place overnight. A man with a knife killing one person and injuring several others before he was shot by police. ISIS is claiming the attacker was one of its soldiers. ABC news foreign correspondent James Longman is in Paris with the very latest. Good morning, James. Reporter: Good morning, Dan and Adrienne. We're in central Paris, just meters away from where the attacker struck late last night. We're learning more about him this morning. Officials confirming he was on a list of thousands of suspected radicals. This morning, a city on edge as terror strikes the heart of Paris. Just after 9:00 P.M. Local time in a busy tourist location, a suspect wielding a knife viciously attacked pedestrians. At random. Witnesses say they heard him saying allahu Al akbar before leaving a 29-year-old man dead and four more injured. Two of the victims seriously wounded. French police swarming the scene. Engaging with the attacker before fatally shooting him. Officials say the knifeman, born in the Russian republic of chechnya in 1997 tried to enter bars and restaurants but was block bid people hiding inside. People fleeing the attack. Rushing to hide. This eyewitness saying he saw the knifeman take his coat off and jump on a policeman. When officers unsuccessfully tried to tase him, they fired the fatal shots. Overnight, the islamic state claiming responsibility for the attack, calling the suspect one of their soldiers. France's interior minister praised police for neutralizing the assailant within nine minutes of the first call. The interior minister tweeting they honored their uniforms. The Paris prosecutor saying considering the method of the attack, counterterrorism authorities are leading the investigation on potential charges of murder and attempted murder in connection with a terrorist enterprise. French president Emmanuel macron condemning the attack, saying France is once again paying the price of blood, but will not cede an inch to the enemies of freedom. ISIS claiming responsibility for more than 230 deaths since 2015 in Paris. Now, we're heading into the summer tourist season where millions will descend on this city. It is definitely a reminder for vigilance. Dan?

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