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PARIS (AP) \u2014 Four people were in custody Sunday after a deadly stabbing<\/a> in eastern France that authorities linked to Islamic extremism, according to the national anti-terrorism prosecutor\u2019s office.<\/p>\n A Portuguese man was killed in the Saturday attack in the city of Mulhouse, near the border with Germany<\/a>. Seven police officers were wounded, including a parking control agent hospitalized with grave injuries, the prosecutor\u2019s office said.<\/p>\n Those detained include the suspected assailant, a 37-year-old Algerian man identified by prosecutors as Brahim A. The interior minister described him as an Islamic extremist with a schizophrenic profile. Two of the suspect’s family members and a person who lodged him were also detained, the prosecutor’s office said.<\/p>\n See for yourself \u2014 The Yodel is the go-to source for daily news, entertainment and feel-good stories.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n French President Emmanuel Macron said the government has \u201ccomplete determination\u201d to respond to the attack, which he blamed on \u2019\u2019Islamist terrorism.\u2033 France has been on high alert for extremist threats<\/a>.<\/p>\n The suspect repeatedly said \u2019\u2019Allahu akbar\u2033 \u2014 \u201cGod is great\u201d in Arabic \u2014 during the attack, the prosecutor said. He was armed with a knife and a screwdriver.<\/p>\n The suspect arrived in France without papers in 2014 and was arrested and convicted of glorifying terrorism in the wake of the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas attack on Israel, Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau told reporters Saturday night. Police experts had \u2033detected a schizophrenic profile\u2033 in the suspect, he added.<\/p>\n After several months in prison for that conviction, the suspect was confined to house arrest as authorities sought to expel him to Algeria. Retailleau criticized Algeria for resisting the return of criminals<\/a> France is seeking to deport.<\/p>\n The French government will convene a special meeting Wednesday about immigration in the wake of the attack, Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said Sunday. They will notably study 19 countries \u201cwhere we have the most difficulty in returning people without papers,\u2033 Barrot said on Europe-1 radio.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nTrusted news and daily delights, right in your inbox<\/h3>\n