Paris - Brussels: Europe and the Arabs
Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, condemned the attack, which she described as a terrorist attack, which took place in Paris on Saturday evening. Vonder Leyen said on Twitter previously: “I was shocked to hear about the news of the terrorist attack that occurred in Paris on Saturday evening, and all my thoughts and sympathies are with the families of the victims.” One person was killed and two others were injured in the attack. With a knife in Paris near the Eiffel Tower on Saturday evening. This was confirmed by French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin. The attacker was arrested and the case is now in the hands of the French Anti-Terrorism Prosecutor's Office. The man was known to the security services due to psychological problems and Islamic extremism, according to what was published by state media. Neighboring Belgium this morning.
“Officers (at 9 p.m.) bravely arrested an attacker who was targeting passers-by in Paris, near the Quai de Grenelle,” Darmanin reported. The victim is a young German man of Filipino origin: he succumbed to a stab wound in the back and shoulder. The young man was in Paris with his girlfriend. The minister said she was not attacked, "but was severely shocked." A taxi driver who saw the events was able to rescue the woman.
Another tourist suffered an eye injury when he was hit with a hammer. The nationality of this tourist is not yet clear. Some sources talk about an Englishman. At that time, the police were already hunting the perpetrator. Another person, a Frenchman in his sixties, was also injured. This man is said to be mostly in shock.
French President Emmanuel Macron expressed his condolences to the victim's family and friends on Sunday morning. Prime Minister Elizabeth Bourne had previously made it clear that the French “will not surrender to terrorism.” never."