The suspect subdued after allegedly stabbing three women in Paris on Monday uttered, “it is Allah who commanded me” to a crowd that appeared to be holding him down after the apparent terror attack.
The incident comes just days after another stabbing attack in England and a vehicular attack on a Pride parade in Berlin, Germany.
A 31-year-old man, whose name was not immediately released, was seen on the ground after allegedly stabbing three women, one of whom was reportedly pregnant.
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French outlet “Le Figaro” reported his utterances translated to “it is Allah who commanded me” as police sources told the outlet the suspect has an “unbalanced” profile.
While many observers, including on X, immediately pointed to Islamic terrorism, French Interior Minister Laurent Nunez said he wanted to be “very careful about the motive for this violent act,” pointing to the suspect’s “incoherent remarks.”
Another translation of the exchange quotes one man as responding, “there is no Allah, bro,” after the suspect allegedly attributed the stabbing to Allah, while another person says the crowd must “stampede this son of a b—-.”
“No, seriously, he’s crazy,” a third person is quoted as saying in French.
“He stabbed my girl here,” a woman says in French.
The suspect reportedly attacked women at the Two Domes brewery in the Porte de Clichy section of the French capital.
Two victims were listed in “absolute emergency” condition, while the third was listed in “relative emergency” condition, according to local press.
Reuters reported it had verified imagery of the suspect stabbing one woman while holding a knife in each hand.
The Paris-area attack comes two days after six men were arrested for “suspicion of murder” in connection with the stabbing of a 22-year-old man in Clapham, southwest London, United Kingdom, last week.
Metropolitan Police told the BBC the victim died after being stabbed at around 4:30 a.m. local time Saturday near Clapham High Street.
In Berlin, one person was pronounced dead and 29 were wounded after a suspect — later killed by German police — allegedly drove a vehicle into the public gathering.
The suspect in that case, Abdul Ballout, had German citizenship but “Lebanese roots,” according to the Associated Press.
The outlet reported German officials are considering whether it was an act of Islamic extremism.
The cascade of violent incidents comes months after the White House released a National Security Strategy warning of “civilizational erasure” in Europe due to mass migration and demographic shifts, while highlighting a spate of terror attacks carried out by migrants.
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The White House pointed to a range of European data to support the administration’s concerns, citing studies showing asylum migration costing the Netherlands €475,000 per migrant, illegal immigration costing France €1.8 billion in 2023 and non-Western migrants committing disproportionate shares of violent crime in Denmark and Germany.
The immigration status of the suspects in the three most recent attacks was not immediately confirmed.
Fox News Digital’s Michael Dorgan and the Associated Press contributed to this report.
