One dead in France knife attack labelled Islamic extremism by Macron
The attack occurred in the French city of Mulhouse.
One person has died and at least two others have been injured in a knife attack in eastern France, authorities said, in violence labelled as Islamic extremism by President Emmanuel Macron.
A 37-year-old Algerian man was arrested, prosecutors said.
The attack occurred in the French city of Mulhouse near a covered canal-side market. The area borders Germany and Switzerland.
The French anti-terrorism prosecutor’s office said that it is handling the investigation.
Mr Macron said that the perpetrator was an Islamic extremist, adding that the government has “complete determination” to respond to the attack.
France has been on high alert for extremist threats.
Interior minister Bruno Retailleau was heading to the scene of the attack.
The victim was a 69-year-old Portuguese man, the anti-terrorism prosecutor’s office said. Those wounded were police officers who intervened.
The suspect had been on a list of people flagged for radicalism, the regional prosecutor said.
