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| France stabbing: One dead and police officers injured in Mulhouse | France stabbing: One dead and police officers injured in Mulhouse |
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| One person has been killed and three police officers injured in a knife attack in the eastern French city of Mulhouse. | One person has been killed and three police officers 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". | 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 69-year-old Portuguese man 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". | 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." | 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. | 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". | 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. | "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 | Additional reporting by Tom Bennett and Rorey Bosotti |