MARSEILLE: Two folks have been harm in a town in southern France on Sunday when a veiled girl shouting "Allahu akbar" (God is greatest) attacked them in a supermarket with a boxcutter knife, prosecutors said.
A customer was once struck within the chest throughout the late-morning attack in La Seyne-sur-Mer, outdoor the Mediterranean port of Toulon, however the wound isn't life-threatening, prosecutor Bernard Marchal told AFP.
A girl working at a checkout counter was once additionally injured, although now not as critically. Both victims have been taken to hospital.
"It appears to be an isolated case by a person with known psychological problems," Marchal said, "though that doesn't exclude the possibility that she may have been radicalised."
France has been on top alert following a string of jihadist attacks since early 2015, incessantly by individuals who have turn out to be radicalised or claim to have acted within the identify of the Islamic State team.
The 24-year-old assailant, who was once wearing black and wore dark shades, did not have a police report.
She was once overpowered by a customer and two supermarket staff and was once taken into custody.
"I grabbed her wrists to get hold of the cutter," said the client who gave best his first identify, Sebastien.
"I asked her 'Why did you do it.' She did not answer."
The girl "was in a panic, she was afraid, she did not understand what was happening to her, she had no strength left," Sebastien said.
Police later searched her home to determine if she had any links to the Islamic State team.
"We don't yet know if this is a terrorist act, but in any case it was terrifying," Marchal said.
More than 240 folks have been killed in jihadist attacks for the reason that massacre at the Charlie Hebdo satirical magazine in Paris in January 2015.
Last month a knifeman shouting "Allahu akbar" killed one individual and wounded four others throughout a Saturday night time assault in central Paris.
A customer was once struck within the chest throughout the late-morning attack in La Seyne-sur-Mer, outdoor the Mediterranean port of Toulon, however the wound isn't life-threatening, prosecutor Bernard Marchal told AFP.
A girl working at a checkout counter was once additionally injured, although now not as critically. Both victims have been taken to hospital.
"It appears to be an isolated case by a person with known psychological problems," Marchal said, "though that doesn't exclude the possibility that she may have been radicalised."
France has been on top alert following a string of jihadist attacks since early 2015, incessantly by individuals who have turn out to be radicalised or claim to have acted within the identify of the Islamic State team.
The 24-year-old assailant, who was once wearing black and wore dark shades, did not have a police report.
She was once overpowered by a customer and two supermarket staff and was once taken into custody.
"I grabbed her wrists to get hold of the cutter," said the client who gave best his first identify, Sebastien.
"I asked her 'Why did you do it.' She did not answer."
The girl "was in a panic, she was afraid, she did not understand what was happening to her, she had no strength left," Sebastien said.
Police later searched her home to determine if she had any links to the Islamic State team.
"We don't yet know if this is a terrorist act, but in any case it was terrifying," Marchal said.
More than 240 folks have been killed in jihadist attacks for the reason that massacre at the Charlie Hebdo satirical magazine in Paris in January 2015.
Last month a knifeman shouting "Allahu akbar" killed one individual and wounded four others throughout a Saturday night time assault in central Paris.
Woman yelling 'Allahu akbar' slashes two with blade in France
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