A person has died this afternoon and several more have been injured in the French city of Mulhouse, near the German border, for the attack with a white weapon of a Man signed for terrorism that has been arrested, according to several media.
The events have occurred before 4:00 p.m. local time (15.00 GMT) in the city center and among the injured There are two agents in charge of controlling parking and three municipal police, according to The latest news from Alsace, that has not given indications about the identity of the deceased.
This regional newspaper has indicated that the attack has occurred between the market square and Lavoisier street, which is where the suspect has been arrested, A man born in 1987 of foreign nationality against whom the expulsion of France had been issued.
The station France Infociting the prosecution, has advanced that The author was signed for terrorism. The channel Bfmtv He pointed out that, waiting for the motivations of this event to be determined, the Mulhouse Prosecutor’s Office is working together with the National Anti -terrorism Prosecutor’s Office (PNAT), which would be competent in case a terrorist act was considered.
French justice investigates the attack as a terrorist
In a statement sent to EFEthe National Anti -Terrorist Prosecutor’s Office (PNAT) indicates that the investigation of these facts is responsible, in which The author attacked several municipal shouting in Arabic “Allah Akbar” (Allah is the largest).
The dead man is a person who tried to interpose and three agents were injured. According to some media, one of them was between life and death.
The PNAT said that it has sent one of its magistrates to Mulhouse to direct the operations on the ground and that The investigation has been opened for the crimes of terrorist murder and attempts at terrorist murders of people of authority. Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau has announced that he will move to Mulhouse.
Macron underlines his determination to eradicate terrorism
The French president, Emmanuel Macron, has stressed his “determination” to eradicate terrorism, after knowing the news. In addition, he has recorded a message that he wanted first to show “The solidarity of the nation with the family “ of the deceased.
He has then emphasized “the determination of the government and mine to continue with the work we have been doing for eight years to eradicate terrorism in our territory,” he said.
The Head of State recalled that the investigation is carried out by the National Anti -Terrorist Prosecutor’s Office (PNAT) and that, taking into account the author’s demonstrations -which has been quickly arrested -,, It is an “Islamist terrorist act.”
