Reports: German killed in attack - suspected terrorism

Paris - Reports: German killed in attack - suspected terrorism

A suspected Islamist has reportedly killed a German tourist with a knife in Paris not far from the Eiffel Tower. Two other people were injured, one of them with a hammer.

French Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin wrote on X, formerly Twitter, that the police had arrested the suspected perpetrator. During a visit to the scene of the crime, Darmanin said, according to television station BFMTV, that the perpetrator was known to the domestic intelligence service for radical Islamism and "significant mental disorders".

Prime Minister Élisabeth Borne wrote on X: "We will not give in to terrorism. Never." The national anti-terrorism prosecutor's office announced that it would look into the attack.

More people injured

The attacker had attacked a "German tourist couple" on a bridge in the evening; the woman had not been physically injured but had suffered shock, Darmanin said.

The man was hit in the back and shoulder and suffered a cardiac arrest, reported the newspaper "Le Parisien", citing the police. The attacker then fled and attacked two other people before being arrested. The police used a stun gun to apprehend the attacker.

Darmanin said that the two injured were a Frenchman aged around 60 and a foreign tourist who had been injured with a hammer. According to media reports, the attacker was an Englishman.

Attacker is said to be French

The attacker is reported to be a Frenchman of Iranian descent born in 1997. Darmanin went on to say that the suspected perpetrator had said after his arrest that he could no longer bear to see Muslims die in both Afghanistan and Palestine.

The man was of the opinion that France was complicit in Israel's war in the Gaza Strip and wanted to die as a martyr. The arrested man had reportedly already been sentenced to four years in prison in 2016 following a failed attack plan.

The man is said to have shouted "Allahu Akbar" (meaning "God is greatest") when he was arrested, BFMTV and"Le Parisien" reported, citing the police. A video claiming responsibility had also been found. According to "Le Parisien", the alleged perpetrator is said to have sworn allegiance to the Islamic State terrorist organization. In it, he is said to claim that he is acting to "avenge the Muslims".

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1. The incident in Paris, involving a suspected terror attack, was shared on X, now known as, by French Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin.
2. The incident occurred near the iconic Eiffel Tower in Paris and involved a German tourist who was fatally stabbed and two others, including a Frenchman aged around 60, who were injured.
3. The 'Public prosecutor's office' in France announced that they would be investigating the case as a potential act of terrorism.
4. According to the police, the attacker used a knife on the German tourist and a hammer on the Frenchman, causing severe injuries.
5. The attacker, a Frenchman of Iranian descent born in 1997, had a history of radical Islamism and mental health issues, as per the domestic intelligence service.
6. BFM TV reported that the attacker was known to the intelligence services and had previously been sentenced to four years in prison for a failed attack plan.
7. The suspected terrorist, during his arrest, reportedly shouted "Allahu Akbar" and swore allegiance to the Islamic State terrorist organization, as reported by Le Parisien and BFM TV.

Source: www.stern.de