PARIS — A man outfitted with a blade assaulted five individuals in an area close to the Paris Opera, as indicated by the French police, murdering one and injuring four, two of them truly.
Hours after the fact, the Islamic State guaranteed duty, depicting the aggressor as a "fighter of the Islamic State." President Emmanuel Macron called the attacker, who was killed by the police, a "fear monger."
The Paris prosecutor's office, which handles all fear mongering cases, is assuming control over the examination. The prosecutor, François Molins, gave a short news meeting close to the scene of the assault. He affirmed that the assailant, whose name has not yet been discharged, had yelled "Allahu akbar," Arabic for "God is Great," amid the attack.