“We will not give up in the fight against Islamic terrorism,” the French president said in response to a knife attack on a police officer this evening.
French President Emmanuel Macron tweeted an Islamophobic message Friday evening.
“We will not give up in the fight against Islamic terrorism,” she wrote in a Twitter message, referring to an attack on a female police officer in a city near Paris this evening.
This evening, a man attacked a female police officer with a knife at the entrance to the police station building outside Paris. The incident took place in Rambouillet, outside Paris, the capital of France.
French police say the attacker was of Tunisian origin and died of his injuries during his detention.
French media have claimed that the assailant shouted “Allah Akbar” during the attack and tried to attribute the incident to Muslims.
French President Emmanuel Macron tweeted an Islamophobic message Friday evening.
“We will not give up in the fight against Islamic terrorism,” he wrote in a Twitter message, referring to an attack on a female police officer in a city near Paris on Friday.
The stabbing took place at the secure entrance to the police station in the commuter town of Rambouillet at 14:20 (12:20 GMT), BBC reported.
Witnesses said the attacker had been seen walking around while on his mobile phone outside the police station and seized his chance to go in as the woman – an unarmed administrative officer – went through the security doors.
He reportedly lunged at the officer, stabbing her in the neck. Her colleagues then opened fire on him.
Anti-terrorism prosecutors said they took over the investigation because of the way the attack had unfolded, remarks made by the attacker, and the fact that he targeted a police official.
