Investigation underway after fatal Paris stabbing attack near Eiffel Tower

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French authorities are investigating a stabbing attack in Paris as terrorism after a suspect, known to them as a radical Islamist with mental health issues, stabbed a German tourist to death and injured two others near the Eiffel Tower. The attacker, who had previously been sentenced for planning another attack, shouted "Allahu Akbar" before being arrested. French President Emmanuel Macron expressed condolences and called it a "terrorist attack." The suspect cited his anger over Muslim deaths in Afghanistan and Palestine as motivation for the attack.
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