As he began his attack, the 37-year-old was heard shouting, “Allahu akbar,” according to France’s antiterrorism police. The Arabic phrase, meaning “God is great,” is an everyday expression used in religious and nonreligious settings alike, but has also become a war cry in some terrorist attacks by Islamic fundamentalists.

One person has died and several are wounded following a knife attack at a town market in eastern France, in what French authorities have described as an act of terror.

One person is dead and multiple police officers are injured following a knife attack in a city in Eastern France Saturday, officials confirmed.

Blast comes on third anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine - it is not yet clear if the incident is linked

A bomb exploded at the Russian Consulate General in Marseille, France, with Russia’s Foreign Ministry calling it a "hallmark of a terrorist attack"

An explosion has taken place at a Russian consulate in France in an incident being called a “terror attack”. The explosion took place inside the building in France’s southern city of Marseille, Russia's consul general in Marseille,