Stabbing Incident in France Declared a Terrorist Attack by Authorities**

A stabbing rampage in Mulhouse resulted in one fatality and several injuries, with President Macron identifying it as a terrorist act. The assailant, previously on a terrorist watch list, attacked a market while reportedly shouting "Allahu akbar."**

A tragic incident unfolded in Mulhouse, a city in eastern France, as a man went on a stabbing spree that left one person dead and several others injured on Saturday. In a strong statement, President Emmanuel Macron declared, “It was a terrorist attack, there’s no doubt — an Islamist terrorist attack,” emphasizing the government's commitment to eradicating terrorism from the nation.

Authorities indicated that the police are pursuing the incident as a terrorist act, as the perpetrator, a 37-year-old man, targeted a bustling market approximately 70 miles south of Strasbourg, near the French borders with Germany and Switzerland. Eyewitnesses reported that the assailant was heard shouting “Allahu akbar” during the attack. This phrase, while commonly used in both religious and secular contexts, has often been associated with various extremist acts.

The attack claimed the life of a civilian who attempted to intervene, along with injuring three police officers, two of whom sustained serious injuries. The assailant, who has not been publicly named at this time, was apprehended at the scene and was known to law enforcement as he was on France’s terrorist watch list. According to Nicolas Heitz, the prosecutor in Mulhouse, the suspect was being monitored for potential radicalization and had been mandated to leave France after previously unsuccessful residency or asylum applications.

Local officials, including Michèle Lutz, the mayor of Mulhouse, expressed distress over the violent act, stating, “Horror has just swept over our city.” As investigations continue, France remains vigilant in its fight against extremism following this shocking event.