Knife attack in Mulhouse, France, calls for a fatality

Knife attack in Mulhouse, France, calls for a fatality

in Mulhouse, France, one person died and several others were injured in a knife attack on a market, as the mayor of the city, Michèle Lutz, confirmed.

attack on the market

"A terrible disaster took our city. A man attacked passers -by at the covered channel market with a knife, and several police officers who intervened to neutralize him were also injured," said Lutz in a statement on Facebook.

reactions to the incident

French President Emmanuel Macron expressed his condolences to the relatives of the victim and described the incident as a "terrorist act". The public prosecutor and the national investigators for terrorism have already started investigations.

Current developments

The situation continues to develop and is updated regularly while the authorities examine the background of the attack.