One lifeless, at the very least two law enforcement officials wounded in France knife assault

French forensic police work on the location of a knife assault the place a person is suspected of killing one particular person and severely wounding two law enforcement officials in Mulhouse, japanese France on February 22, 2025
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A knife assault on Saturday (February 22, 2025) in japanese France left one particular person lifeless and at the very least two others wounded, authorities stated, in violence labelled as Islamic extremism by President Emmanuel Macron.

A 37-year-old Algerian man was arrested, prosecutors stated. The assault occurred within the French metropolis of Mulhouse close to a lined canal-side market. The realm borders Germany and Switzerland.

The French anti-terrorism prosecutor’s workplace stated that it is dealing with the investigation. Mr. Macron stated that the perpetrator was an Islamic extremist, including that the federal government has “full willpower” to answer the assault.

France has been on excessive alert for extremist threats. Inside Minister Bruno Retailleau was heading to the scene of the assault on Saturday evening.

The sufferer was a 69-year-old Portuguese man, the anti-terrorism prosecutor’s workplace stated. These wounded had been law enforcement officials who intervened.

The suspect had been on a listing of individuals flagged for radicalism, the regional prosecutor stated.