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France stabbing: One dead and police officers injured in Mulhouse | |
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One person has been killed and at least two police officers seriously injured in a knife attack in the eastern French city of Mulhouse. | |
A 37-year-old Algerian man was arrested at the scene and the prosecutor has opened a terrorist inquiry because the suspect reportedly shouted "Allahu Akbar", or "God is great". | |
The man injured two police officers seriously, one in the neck and one in the chest. A civilian who tried to intervene was stabbed and killed. | |
The suspect was subject to a deportation order because he was on a terrorism watch list, according to the local prosecutor. President Emmanuel Macron said there was "no doubt it was an Islamist terrorist attack". | |
After expressing his condolences to the family of the victim, 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 at a demonstration in support of the Democratic Republic of Congo, where the police officers were on patrol. | |
"Horror has seized our city," Mulhouse mayor Michele Lutz said on Facebook. | "Horror has seized our city," Mulhouse mayor Michele Lutz said on Facebook. |
French Prime Minister François Bayrou posted on X that "fanaticism has struck again and we are in mourning". | |
"My thoughts naturally go to the victims and their families, with the firm hope that the injured will recover," he said. | |
Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau is expected to visit the scene on Saturday evening. | Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau is expected to visit the scene on Saturday evening. |
Additional reporting by Tom Bennett and Rorey Bosotti | |
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