Burak Bir, Cuneyt Karadag and Seyma Uzundere
03 December 2023•Update: 03 December 2023
LONDON/BERLIN/ANKARA
One person was killed and two others injured in an attack near Eiffel Tower in the French capital on Saturday night, according to local media reports.
The suspect killed a German tourist with a knife and injured two others with a hammer before being arrested by French police, France 24 reported.
According to the report, the assailant is a 25-year-old French man who had also served a prison sentence for planning an attack.
French President Emmanuel Macron has extended his condolences to the family of the German citizen.
Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne said on X: "We will cede nothing in the face of terrorism."
French Parliament Speaker Yael Braun-Pivet said "Once again, terrorism has struck on our soil."
Offering support to the victims and their families, he urged everyone to unite "to fight against those who attack our values."
French far-right politician Jordan Bardella, who heads the National Rally, criticized the government, saying how a man who was already convicted of having planned an attack, was able to walk freely.
Former French President Francois Hollande expressed solidarity with the victims of what he described "terror attack," calling for staying united.
Meanwhile, German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said the last night's attack is "shocking news."
"Hate and terror have no place in Europe," she wrote on X, calling the attack a "suspected Islamist attack."
