A knife attack in the eastern city of Mulhouse, France was left dead and three police officers were injured. The suspected, a 37 -year -old Algerian man, who was arrested and currently in custody.
President Emmanuel Macron ended the incident as the “Islamist terrorist act”. Macron said what is with the victim of the “solidarity of the nation” attack and his family.
The attack in the Mulhouse took place near a canal-side market. Officials said the 69 -year -old Portuguese person died. Hey, a civilian passer who tried to intervene.
French anti -terrorism prosecutor unit (PNAT) said the local police officer was the first target of the suspect. He allegedly shouted “Allahu Akbar” (God the greatest) during the incident.
The PNAT stated that it is investigating the attack, both murder and attempt to murder “regarding a terrorist enterprise”.
The suspected terrorist was on the wochelist
The prosecutors said that a suspect was on the supervision of the prevention of terrorism.
A wochelist called FSPRT compiles data of various officers on individuals with the aim of preventing bigotry. It was launched after a deadly 2015 attacks on Charlie Hebdo satirical magazine and a Jewish Supermarket.
Mulhouse Mayor Michelle Lutz said on Facebook, “Horror has taken away our city.” The incident was investigated by leg as a terrorist attack, he said, but “it should be clearly confirmed by the judiciary.”
French internal minister put Algeria on attack
French internal minister Bruno Retillu later visited Mulhouse on Saturday and visited a fire station.
Retillu told the TF1 television channel that the Algerian suspect was about to return to Algeria, but the Algerian government would not take him back. Retilliu claimed that France tried to send the suspect back 10 times, but the Algerian government would not move on the issue.
The French internal minister convicted migration and “Islamist terrorism” for the attack. The suspect, he said, came to France in 2014 and was later convicted of glorifying terrorism.
He said that police experts had discovered a schizophrenic profile in the suspect.
Retilliu suggested that France takes a difficult line on issuing visas to the Algerian people.
The Algerian government has not yet released a statement in response to Retilliu’s comments
France once had colonial rule over Algeria, the North African country achieved its freedom after the French colonial empire war in 1962.
Edited by: Darko Jenjeevic
