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French President Emmanuel Macron has said that a knife attack that killed one person and injured three others in eastern France on Saturday was an act of Islamist terrorism.
This comes after the French anti-terrorism prosecutor’s office confirmed that it was investigating the case.
In a statement, the prosecutor’s office said a man attacked local police officers in the city of Mulhouse, shouting “Allahu Akbar” (God is great) on Saturday afternoon.
The statement added that a passer-by was killed while trying to intervene, while three police officers were injured in the process.
“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.
According to the prosecutor’s office, the suspect has been arrested.
In other news, French President Emmanuel Macron said on Thursday that he had no plans to send troops to Ukraine “tomorrow” but reiterated that France was considering providing security guarantees to Ukraine as part of an eventual ceasefire deal with Russia.
Macron made this statement while answering questions from French social media users ahead of his planned visit to the White House next week.
He stated that France was entering a new era and added that he intended to tell US President Donald Trump that he could not afford to be weak when dealing with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin.
“I have not decided to send troops to Ukraine tomorrow, no. What we are considering instead is deploying forces to guarantee peace once it has been negotiated.
“I’m going to tell him: ‘You can’t be weak with President Putin. That’s not who you are, it’s not your trademark, and it’s not in your interest’,” Macron said.
