One person has been killed and three police officers injured in a knife attack in the eastern French city of Mulhouse. A year-old Algerian man was arrested at the scene and the prosecutor has opened a terrorist inquiry because the suspect reportedly shouted "Allahu Akbar", or "God is great".
The man injured two police officers seriously, one in the neck and one in the chest. A year-old Portuguese man who tried to intervene was stabbed and killed. The suspect was subject to a deportation order because he was on a terrorism watch list, according to the local prosecutor.
President Emmanuel Macron said there was "no doubt it was an Islamist terrorist attack". After expressing his condolences to the family of the victim, Macron said: "I want to reiterate the determination of the government, and mine, to continue the work to eradicate terrorism on our soil. The incident took place at a demonstration in support of the Democratic Republic of Congo, where the police officers were on patrol.
Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau is expected to visit the scene on Saturday evening. Additional reporting by Tom Bennett and Rorey Bosotti. Zemmour said he was in Berlin at the side of AfD co-leader Alice Weidel, and published a video showing him shaking hands with her.
While the main winners in Germany's election on Sunday were the conservative bloc led by Friedrich Merz - who is likely to become chancellor - there were also scenes of jubilation from parties much further to the right and left of the political spectrum. Video shows authorities cutting off the man's toupee which revealed numerous cocaine capsules.
