German tourist killed and two injured in Paris stabbing attack

A German tourist was killed and two others were injured near the Eiffel Tower by an attacker who reportedly shouted “Allahu Akbar” (“God is great”) before being arrested on Saturday night.

France’s Interior Minister, Gérald Darmanin, said the male suspect, a 26-year-old Paris native, was on French security services’ watch list and was also known for psychiatric disorders.

After his arrest on Saturday night, he expressed anguish about Muslims being killed in Palestine and claimed that France was an accomplice, Mr Darmanin said.

The attacker allegedly went after a German couple with a knife, killing one man at around 7pm GMT.