This afternoon, in the French city of Mulhouse, a man killed with a knife a person, of Portuguese nationality, and injured three municipal police, before being detained, on the fringes of a demonstration of support to the Democratic Republic of Congo.
The Prime Minister sent his solidarity to the French people on Saturday for the attack in Mulhouse and stressed the “valley” act that may have saved other lives.
“Given an attack on the community that welcomed him, a Portuguese intervened and ended up losing his life in France. His valley, which cost him his life, may have saved so many others,” wrote Luís Montenegro in his official account on the network Social X (former Twitter).
In the message, the head of the Portuguese government left “sincere condolences to family and friends – and all solidarity with the French people”.
Marcelo condemns “Hate Attack”
The President of the Republic, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, also responded to the “attack of hatred” that victimized the national citizen.
In a note published on the official page of the Presidency of the Republic on the Internet, it states that Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa presented “his most felt condolences to the family, friends and the Portuguese community of Mulhouse”, after a Portuguese citizen “was attacked mortally in the terrorist attack perpetrated in that French city “.
“President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa vehemently condemns that attack of hatred and remains in contact with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to follow up on the victim’s family,” he adds to the message.
What happened?
This afternoon, in the French city of Mulhouse, a man killed with a knife a person, of Portuguese nationality, and injured three municipal police, before being detained, on the fringes of a demonstration of support to the Democratic Republic of Congo.
According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the 69 -year -old Portuguese citizen died when he placed himself between the police and the striker with a knife in Mulhouse, near the German border.
“A 69-year-old Portuguese citizen who was at the scene will have been filed between the police and the striker, having been stabbed and killed,” the Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesman told Lusa, adding that they were injured Another five people, including the police, two of them seriously injured.
Macron says it was a “act of terrorism”
According to the Attorney’s Office, during the onslaught, the individual who attacked “Allah Akbar” (in Arabic, “Allah is great”).
Several media, quoting the attorney of Mulhouse, revealed that the perpetrator is 37 years old, is a foreigner referenced by risk of terrorism and has already been the target of an order to expulsion from France.
French President Emmanuel Macron considered that there was no doubt that the attack with a white weapon in Mulhouse, which caused a dead man, was an “act of terrorism” and “Islamic.”
Macron, who was visiting the Paris Agricultural Fair, expressed “the nation’s solidarity with the family” of the deadly victim and emphasized “the government’s determination” and to continue the work that has been done for eight years for eight years. to eradicate terrorism “from the territory.
The head of state indicated that the interior minister, Bruno Retailleau, will move to the scene and “will speak at night to give details of the process.”
