#German tourist killed and two injured in 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.

He was then chased by police, allegedly attacking two other people with a hammer before being arrested.

French media reported that a British tourist was among the victims, but that has not yet been confirmed by officials.

Mr Darmanin said that “police have courageously arrested” the male suspect, who appeared to be randomly targeting passers-by around the Quai de Grenelle, which is close to the Eiffel Tower.