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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 at least four others wounded in a knife attack in south-east France, officials have said. 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.
Police said a suspect had been arrested. The motive for the attack is not clear. A suspect, described in French media as a 33-year-old man from Sudan, has been arrested.
Anti-terror police have not taken over the investigation, but said they were monitoring developments. He was not known to the police or intelligence services, news website France Bleu reported.
According to French media, the suspect is a 33-year-old man who told police he was born in Sudan. 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 tweeted: "My thoughts are with the victims of the Romans-sur-Isère attack - the injured, their families." Prime Minister Emmanuel Macron described the attack as an "odious" incident that further saddened a country already going through an ordeal.
He promised light would be shed on "this odious act". "My thoughts are with the victims of the Romans-sur-Isère attack - the injured, their families," he tweeted.
France's Interior Minister Christophe Castaner will reportedly travel to the town later today. 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.