France stabbing: One dead and police officers injured in Mulhouse

President Emmanuel Macron said there was "no doubt it was an Islamist terrorist attack".

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A 37-year-old Algerian man was arrested at the scene and the prosecutor has opened a terrorist inquiry because the suspect reportedly shouted "Allahu Akbar", or "God is great".

The man injured two police officers seriously, one in the neck and one in the chest. A 69-year-old Portuguese man who tried to intervene was stabbed and killed.

The suspect was subject to a deportation order because he was on a terrorism watch list, according to the local prosecutor. President Emmanuel Macron said there was "no doubt it was an Islamist terrorist attack".

After expressing his condolences to the family of the victim, Macron added: "I want to reiterate the determination of the government, and mine, to continue the work to eradicate terrorism on our soil."

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