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Romans-sur-Isère: Two killed and others wounded in France knife attack | Romans-sur-Isère: Two killed and others wounded in France knife attack |
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Two people have been killed and five wounded in a knife attack in south-east France, in what the interior minister described as a terrorist incident. | |
Witnesses said the attacker entered a tobacconist in the town of Romans-sur-Isère, near Grenoble, and stabbed the owners and a customer. | Witnesses said the attacker entered a tobacconist in the town of Romans-sur-Isère, near Grenoble, and stabbed the owners and a customer. |
He then went to a nearby butcher's shop and attacked more people. | He then went to a nearby butcher's shop and attacked more people. |
A suspect, described in French media as a 33-year-old man from Sudan, has been arrested. | |
He was not known to the police or intelligence services, news website France Bleu reported. | |
The motive for the attack remains unclear, but French Interior Minister Christophe Castaner said during a visit to the town: "This morning, a man embarked on a terrorist journey." | |
Mr Castaner said it would be up to the National Counter-Terrorism Prosecutor's Office to establish whether the attacker acted alone. | |
One of the wounded is said to be in a critical condition. | One of the wounded is said to be in a critical condition. |
Prime Minister Emmanuel Macron described the attack as an "odious" incident that further saddened a country already going through an ordeal. | |
"My thoughts are with the victims of the Romans-sur-Isère attack - the injured, their families," he tweeted. | |
Mr Macron promised that "light will be shed" on the crime. | |
France is currently in lockdown because of the coronavirus pandemic. People are only allowed out to buy basic necessities or for exercise. | France is currently in lockdown because of the coronavirus pandemic. People are only allowed out to buy basic necessities or for exercise. |