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23-02-2025
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1 Dead, 3 Injured in Terror Attack in France
A knife attack in the eastern French city of Mulhouse has left one civilian dead and three police officers wounded. The suspect, a 37-year-old Algerian national, was swiftly apprehended and remains in custody. The attack unfolded near a canal-side market where the suspect first attempted to target local police officers. France's anti-terror prosecutors unit (PNAT) has launched an investigation into the incident, classifying it as murder and attempted murder in connection with a terrorist enterprise. Authorities have confirmed that the assailant was listed on France's FSPRT terrorism prevention watchlist, a system designed to track and prevent radicalization. The list was introduced after the 2015 terrorist attacks on Charlie Hebdo and a Jewish supermarket in Paris. French Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau strongly criticized Algeria, stating that France had attempted 10 times to deport the suspect but was repeatedly blocked by Algerian authorities.
Times of Oman
23-02-2025
- Politics
- Times of Oman
France: Knife attack leaves 1 dead, several wounded
A knife attack in in the eastern city of Mulhouse, France left one passerby dead and three police officers wounded. The suspect, a 37-year old Algerian man, was arrested and is currently in custody. President Emmanuel Macron described the incident as an "Islamist terror act." Macron said the "solidarity of the nation" was with the attack victim and his family. The attack in Mulhouse took place near a covered canal-side market. A 69-year-old Portuguese man was killed, officials said. He was a civilian passerby who tried to intervene. France's anti-terror prosecutors unit (PNAT) said local police officers were the suspect's first target. He allegedly shouted "Allahu Akbar" (God is greatest) during the incident. PNAT said it is now investigating the attack as both murder and attempted murder "in connection with a terrorist enterprise." Suspect was on terror watchlist Prosecutors said that the suspect was on a terrorism prevention watchlist. The watchlist, called FSPRT, compiles data from various authorities on individuals with the aim of preventing radicalization. It was launched following the deadly 2015 attacks on the Charlie Hebdo satirical magazine and a Jewish supermarket. "Horror has seized our city," Mulhouse Mayor Michele Lutz said on Facebook. The incident was being investigated as a terror attack, she said, but "this must obviously still be confirmed by the judiciary." French interior minister castigates Algeria over the attack French Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau traveled to Mulhouse later on Saturday and visited a fire station. French Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau visits a fire station in Mulhouse on February 22, 2025 after the knife attack. Retailleau told the TF1 television channel that the Algerian suspect was supposed to return to Algeria, but the Algerian government wouldn't take him back. Retailleau claimed that France tried to send back the suspect 10 times, but the Algerian government wouldn't budge on the issue. The French interior minister blamed migration and "Islamist terrorism" for the attack. The suspect, he said, came to France in 2014 and was later convicted of glorifying terrorism. He added that police experts had detected a schizophrenic profile in the suspect. Retailleau suggested that France take a harder line on the issuing of visas to Algerians. The Algerian government appears to not have released a statement yet in response to Retailleau's remarks
Express Tribune
23-02-2025
- Express Tribune
One dead in France knife attack
One person died and two police officers were seriously injured Saturday in a knife attack in eastern France that President Emmanuel Macron said was an "Islamist terror act". Prosecutors said that three more officers were lightly wounded in the attack in the city of Mulhouse, carried out by a 37-year-old suspect who is on a terror prevention watchlist, called FSPRT, prosecutor Nicolas Heitz told AFP. The suspect was arrested. France's national anti-terror prosecutors unit (PNAT), which has taken charge of the investigation, said the suspect first attacked the municipal police officers, shouting "Allahu Akbar" (God is greatest).
Voice of America
22-02-2025
- Politics
- Voice of America
1 dead, several police officers wounded in knife attack in France
One person died and two police officers were seriously injured in a knife attack in eastern France on Saturday that occurred during a demonstration, the local prosecutor said. Three more officers were lightly wounded in the attack in the city of Mulhouse, carried out by a 37-year-old suspect who is on a terror prevention watchlist, prosecutor Nicolas Heitz told AFP. The list, called FSPRT, compiles data from various authorities on people with the aim of preventing "terrorist" radicalization. It was launched in 2015 following deadly attacks on satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo's offices and on a Jewish supermarket. The suspect attacked local police officers in Mulhouse shouting "Allahu Akbar" ("God is greatest") Saturday afternoon, France's national antiterror prosecutors' unit PNAT said in a statement. A passerby was killed trying to intervene and help police, the prosecutor's office said. One of the seriously wounded police officers sustained an injury to the carotid artery, and the other to the thorax, Heitz said. Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau was expected to travel to the scene of the attack later Saturday. Police established a security parameter after the attack, which happened shortly before 4 p.m. local time during a demonstration in support of Congo. According to union sources, the suspect, born in Algeria, has been under judicial supervision and house arrest, and under an expulsion order from France. "Horror has seized our city," Mulhouse Mayor Michele Lutz said on Facebook. The incident was being investigated as a terror attack, she said, but "this must obviously still be confirmed by the judiciary." French President Emmanuel Macron said Saturday that the deadly knife attack was "Islamist terrorism," after France's anti-terrorism prosecutor's office confirmed it was investigating the case. "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. Some information in this report is from Reuters.
Yahoo
22-02-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
One dead, several police wounded in 'Islamist' knife attack in France
One person died and two police officers were seriously injured Saturday in a knife attack in eastern France that President Emmanuel Macron said was an "Islamist terror act". Prosecutors said three more officers were lightly wounded in the attack in the city of Mulhouse, carried out by a 37-year-old suspect who is on a terror prevention watchlist, prosecutor Nicolas Heitz told AFP. The suspect was in custody. France's national anti-terror prosecutors unit (PNAT), which has taken charge of the investigation, said the suspect first attacked the municipal police officers, shouting "Allahu Akbar" (God is greatest). Witnesses confirmed to AFP that the suspect had several times shouted the words in Arabic that are used by Muslims as an exclamation of their faith. A civilian passer-by who intervened was fatally injured, the PNAT said in a statement. According to Mulhouse prosecutors, he was a 69-year-old Portuguese national. Macron said there was "no doubt" that the incident was "a terrorist act", specifically "an Islamist terrorist act". The government was determined to continue doing "everything to eradicate terrorism on our soil", Macron added. The terror watchlist, called FSPRT, compiles data from various authorities on individuals with the aim of preventing "terrorist" radicalisation. It was launched in 2015 following deadly attacks on satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo's offices and on a Jewish supermarket. One of the seriously wounded police officers sustained an injury to the carotid artery, and the other to the thorax, Heitz said. Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau was expected to travel to the scene of the attack later Saturday. Police established a security parameter after the attack that happened shortly before 4:00 pm (1500 GMT) during a demonstration in support of the Democratic Republic of Congo in a busy part of Mulhouse, a city of around 110,000 inhabitants. Military units were sent to the scene as backup and forensic scientists searched for evidence, working hurriedly to examine blood stains before rain could wash them away. According to union sources, the suspect was born in Algeria and has been under judicial supervision and house arrest, with an expulsion order from France. "Horror has seized our city," Mulhouse mayor Michele Lutz said on Facebook. The incident was being investigated as a terror attack, she said, but "this must obviously still be confirmed by the judiciary". The PNAT said it is investigating the attack for murder, and attempted murder "in connection with a terrorist enterprise". Macron, who spoke during a visit to France's agriculture fair, said the "solidarity of the nation" was with the attack victim and his family. Prime Minister Francois Bayrou said that "fanaticism has struck again, and we are in mourning". apz/jh/gv
