France terror attacker screams 'Allahu Akbar' as several police officers stabbed

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A knife maniac killed a man and injured at least four police officers during a savage terror attack in a packed market today.

The tragedy took place in France.The 37-year-old shouted 'Allahu Akbar' – Arabic for 'God is the Greatest' – while carrying out the murderous rampage in the city of Mulhouse, around 300 miles south east of Paris.It's understood the Algerian Islamist terrorist was due to be deported from France.

Soon afterwards, President Emmanuel Macron spoke about what had happened.The Mirror reports the political leader said: "There is no doubt that this was an Islamist terrorist attack".

He expressed ‘the solidarity of the nation’ with those attacked, and their families.Mr Macron said specialist prosecutors were investigating the attack, which took place in a covered market at around 4pm, close to a demonstration against the war in the Democratic Republic of Congo.The attacker was unhurt, and later arrested by other officers, before being taken to a secure police station, where he remained on Saturday evening.The National Anti-Terrorism Prosecutor's Office announced the opening of an investigation for ‘murder in connection with a terrorist enterprise’.Nicolas Heitz, the Mulhouse prosecutor, said the so-far unidentified man who died had been stabbed in the throat, as had a municipal police officer who was in intensive care.Get the latest news sent straight to your messages by joining our WhatsApp community today.You'll receive daily updates on breaking news as well as the top headlines across Scotland.No one will be able to see who is signed up and no one can send messages except the Daily Record team.All you have to do is click here if you're on mobile, select 'Join Community' and you're in!If you're on a