One person was killed and three police officers injured during a knife attack in the French oriental city of Mulhouse.
A 37 -year -old Algerian was arrested on the scene and the prosecutor opened a terrorist investigation because the suspect would have shouted “Allahu Akbar”, or “God is great”.
The man seriously injured two police officers, one in the neck and one in the chest. A 69 -year -old Portuguese who tried to intervene was stabbed and killed.
The suspect was submitted to an expulsion prescription because he appeared on a terrorism surveillance list, according to the local prosecutor. President Emmanuel Macron said there was “no doubt that it was an Islamist terrorist attack”.
After having expressed his condolences to the victim’s family, Macron said: “I want to reiterate the determination of the government and mine, to continue the work to eradicate terrorism on our soil.”
The incident took place during a demonstration in support of the Democratic Republic of Congo, where the police were on patrol.
“Horror has seized our city,” said the mayor of Mulhouse, Michele Lutz, on Facebook.
French Prime Minister François Bayrou posted on X that “fanaticism has again struck and that we are in mourning”.
“My thoughts naturally go to the victims and their families, the hope firm that the wounded will recover,” he said.
The Minister of the Interior, Bruno Retailleau, is expected to visit the premises on Saturday evening.
Additional reports by Tom Bennett and Rorey Bosotti
