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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. | 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. | A suspect, described in French media as a 33-year-old man from Sudan, has been arrested. |
| At the time of his arrest, the attacker was "found on his knees on the pavement praying in Arabic", prosecutors said. | |
| The man was not known to the police or intelligence services, news website France Bleu reported. | |
| The motive for the attack remains unclear, but 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. | Mr Castaner said it would be up to the National Counter-Terrorism Prosecutor's Office to establish whether the attacker acted alone. |
| In a statement, the prosecutor's office said initial investigations suggest the attacker had "a determined murderous course aimed at seriously disturbing public order by intimidation or terror". | |
| During a search of the suspect's home, "handwritten documents with religious connotations were found", it said. | |
| Prosecutors said they made an arrest of a second person on Saturday who, according to France Bleu, was living with the attacker. | |
| Two of the wounded are said to be in a critical condition. | |
| President 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. | "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. | 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. |
| The country has been on high alert since 2015, when Paris was hit by a series of attacks attributed to the Islamic State group. |