Four people were in custody on Sunday after a deadly stabbing in eastern France than the authorities linked to Islamic extremism, according to the National Prosecutor's Office against Terrorism.
A Portuguese man died in Saturday attack in the city of Mulhouse, near the border with Germany. Seven police officers were injured, including a hospitalized parking control agent with serious injuries, said the prosecutor's office.
The detainees include the alleged assailant, a 37 -year -old Algerian man identified by prosecutors such as Brahim A. The Interior Minister described him as an Islamic extremist with an schizophrenic profile. Two of the suspect's family members and a person who housed him were also arrested, said the prosecutor's office.
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The French president, Emmanuel Macron, said that the government has “complete determination” to respond to the attack, which blamed “Islamist terrorism.” France has been on maximum alert for extremist threats.
The suspect repeatedly said “Allahu Akbar” – “God is great” in Arabic – during the attack, said the prosecutor. I was armed with a knife and a screwdriver.
The suspect arrived in France without documents in 2014 and was arrested and condemned for glorifying terrorism following October 7, 2023, Hamas Attack against Israel, said Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau, to journalists on Saturday night. Police experts had detected a schizophrenic profile “in the suspect, he added.
After several months in prison for that sentence, the suspect was limited to house arrest, since the authorities sought to expel Algeria. Retailleau criticized Algeria for resisting the return of criminals that France is looking to deport.
The French government will convene a special meeting on Wednesday on immigration following the attack, Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said on Sunday. They will significantly study 19 countries “where we have the greatest difficulty in returning people without documents,” Barrot said on the Europe-1 radio.
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