Knife attack that killed one and injured several in France was ‘Islamist terrorism’, says Macron
One person has been killed and at least three police officers injured in a knife attack in France that the country’s president has called “Islamist terrorism”.
A man attacked local police officers in the eastern city of Mulhouse shouting “Allahu Akbar” (“God is greatest”) on Saturday afternoon, France’s anti-terrorism prosecutor’s office said as it confirmed it was investigating the case.
A passer-by was killed trying to intervene, while three police officers were injured, the PNAT prosecutor’s office added in the statement.
“It is without any doubt an act of Islamist terrorism,” Macron told reporters on the sidelines of the annual French farm show, adding that the interior minister was on his way to Mulhouse.
The suspect has been arrested, the prosecutor’s office said.
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