A suspect in a stabbing attack that injured three women in Paris on Monday allegedly shouted "it is Allah who commanded me" as a crowd subdued him. The incident occurred at the Two Domes brewery in the Porte de Clichy section of the French capital.
French Interior Minister Laurent Nunez urged caution regarding the suspect's motives, citing his "incoherent remarks." However, other accounts suggest the suspect attributed the stabbing to Allah, with witnesses reportedly responding with disbelief.
Two of the victims were reported to be in critical condition, while the third was in serious condition.
This attack follows a string of incidents in Europe. Just days prior, a van crashed into a crowd at a Pride Festival in Berlin, Germany, killing one person and injuring 16. The suspect in the Berlin attack, identified as 21-year-old Abdul B., who had German citizenship but Lebanese roots, is being investigated for possible links to Islamic extremism.
In London, six men were arrested in connection with the stabbing death of a 22-year-old man in Clapham. Police said the victim died after being stabbed early Saturday morning.
The series of attacks has amplified discussions surrounding migration and security in Europe. The White House had previously released a National Security Strategy warning of potential "civilizational erasure" in Europe, citing mass migration and demographic shifts, and highlighting terror attacks carried out by migrants. The report pointed to various European data, including the cost of asylum migration in the Netherlands and the disproportionate share of violent crime attributed to non-Western migrants in Denmark and Germany.
The immigration status of the suspects in the Paris, Berlin, and London attacks has not been immediately confirmed.