France, Feb. 23 -- French President Emmanuel Macron has strongly condemned a deadly attack in the eastern French city of Mulhouse- in which one person was killed and several others wounded- denouncing it as an 'Islamist terrorist act' and has vowed to intensify efforts to eradicate terrorism in France

A man who went on a stabbing rampage in Mulhouse, Alsace on Saturday - killing one and wounding several others- was on a terrorism watchlist and subject to deportation orders.

The knife-wielding suspect is a 37-year-old Algerian-born man identified as Brahim Abdessemed.

President Macron has condemned the incident, unequivocally labelling it an "Islamist terrorist act" and reaffirming the nation's commitment to eradicating terrorism.

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