As he began his attack, the 37-year-old was heard shouting, “Allahu akbar,” according to France’s antiterrorism police. The Arabic phrase, meaning “God is great,” is an everyday expression used in religious and nonreligious settings alike, but has also become a war cry in some terrorist attacks by Islamic fundamentalists.

One person has died and several are wounded following a knife attack at a town market in eastern France, in what French authorities have described as an act of terror.

One person has been killed and five police officers injured in a knife attack in the eastern French city of Mulhouse. A 37-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".

French anti-terrorism prosecutors say a knife attack in eastern France has left one dead and at least two wounded

One person has been killed and several police officers injured in a knife attack in France that president Emmanuel Macron described as “Islamist terrorism”.A man shouting "Allahu Akbar" ("God is greatest") launched the attack at a packed market in the eastern city of Mulhouse on Saturday afternoon,

One person is dead and multiple police officers are injured following a knife attack in a city in Eastern France Saturday, officials confirmed.

Four people have been arrested after a deadly stabbing that left several police officers injured in eastern France that authorities linked to Islamic extremism.

SEVERAL police officers have been targeted in a horror terrorist attack which has left one dead in France. The stabbing spree was reportedly carried out by a “known terror suspect” who

The knife-wielding maniac shouted “Allahu Akbar” as he attacked and killed a civilian passerby — before setting upon a group of municipal officers in Mulhouse, France.