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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 five police officers injured in a knife attack in the eastern French city of Mulhouse. | One person has been killed and five 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. | |
| The suspect reportedly shouted 'Allahu Akbar', or 'God is great', during the attack. | |
| 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 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 added: "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 added: "I want to reiterate the determination of the government, and mine, to continue the work to eradicate terrorism on our soil." |
| The attack took place at about 16:00 local time (15:00 GMT) on Saturday near a busy market in Mulhouse, which is close to the borders with Germany and Switzerland. | The attack took place at about 16:00 local time (15:00 GMT) on Saturday near a busy market in Mulhouse, which is close to the borders with Germany and Switzerland. |
| The police officers were on patrol at a demonstration taking place in support of the Democratic Republic of Congo. | The police officers were on patrol at a demonstration taking place in support of the Democratic Republic of Congo. |
| "I have lived in France for 41 years and I have never experienced something like this," Cemalettin Canak, 55, told the Reuters news agency. | "I have lived in France for 41 years and I have never experienced something like this," Cemalettin Canak, 55, told the Reuters news agency. |
| "It has shocked me a lot," he added. "Now when I go to the market, I will be a little nervous." | "It has shocked me a lot," he added. "Now when I go to the market, I will be a little nervous." |
| Of the two officers taken to hospital, the one injured to the chest was later discharged, prosecutors told the AFP news agency, while three others suffered minor injuries. | Of the two officers taken to hospital, the one injured to the chest was later discharged, prosecutors told the AFP news agency, while three others suffered minor injuries. |
| "Horror has seized our city," Mulhouse mayor Michele Lutz wrote on Facebook. | "Horror has seized our city," Mulhouse mayor Michele Lutz wrote 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. |
| Visiting the scene on Saturday evening, Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau told broadcaster TF1 that the suspect had been found to have a "schizophrenic profile" following his arrest. | Visiting the scene on Saturday evening, Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau told broadcaster TF1 that the suspect had been found to have a "schizophrenic profile" following his arrest. |
| He also said France had attempted to expel the suspect 10 times, and each time Algeria had refused to accept him. | He also said France had attempted to expel the suspect 10 times, and each time Algeria had refused to accept him. |
| He called for the establishment of a new "balance of power" with Algeria, and told reporters "we must change the rules" on how detention centres operate. | He called for the establishment of a new "balance of power" with Algeria, and told reporters "we must change the rules" on how detention centres operate. |
| There was no immediate public comment from Algeria in response. | There was no immediate public comment from Algeria in response. |
| Additional reporting by Tom Bennett and Rorey Bosotti | Additional reporting by Tom Bennett and Rorey Bosotti |