Shouted "Allahu akbar"
Man stabs people at a market – one dead
Just a few days after Villach, the next fatal knife attack shocks Europe! In Mulhouse, France, near the border with Germany, a 37-year-old Algerian man stabbed people at a market on Saturday afternoon. One person was killed. President Emmanuel Macron spoke of an "act of terror".
At least seven other people were injured, reported the French newspaper "L'Alsace". The injured were parking lot attendants and police officers.
Perpetrator arrested
The suspected perpetrator was arrested. According to "Le Parisien", the 37-year-old attacker is said to have shouted "Allahu akbar" during the attack. The anti-terrorism prosecutor's office has taken over the investigation.
The Algerian was known to the police and is also said to be registered in France's terror database. The man had been refused a residence permit - he should have already been deported. "Le Parisien" refers to a confidential source in the report.
Macron: "Islamist act of terrorism"
French President Macron described the act as an "Islamist act of terrorism of which there is no doubt". He also expressed the "solidarity of the nation" to the families of the victims.
The mayor of Mulhouse wrote on Facebook on Saturday evening: "The horror has gripped our city." She also expressed her condolences to the victims and their families.
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