1 person died and 5 people were injured in an armed attack in France

In his statement on his social media account, French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu stated that 1 person died and 4 people were injured in the armed attack that took place in the city of Trappes, Yvelines province.

Noting that the person who carried out the attack was detained, Lecornu stated that all security forces and judicial mechanisms regarding the incident were mobilized.

Additionally, Lecornu announced that the French National Anti-Terrorism Prosecutor's Office (PNAT) was conducting investigations into the incident.

Minister of Internal Affairs Laurent Nunez, who arrived at the scene, stated in his statement to the press that the number of injured increased to 5 and 3 of the injured were in serious condition.

Nunez noted that the investigation into the incident, which he described as "clearly a terrorist crime, a very serious act," is continuing.

According to reports in the local media, it was stated that a person opened fire on the surrounding people from his vehicle in the city of Trappes.

While it was learned that a 12-year-old girl and 3 men aged 20, 29 and 47 were injured in the attack, no details about the other injured have been shared yet.

Trappes Mayor Ali Rabeh, in his statement to the press, stated that the attack was "racist and most likely anti-Islamic" and that the incident showed how racist discourses can produce violence.

On the other hand, President Rabeh stated that the 12-year-old girl injured in the attack was between life and death, and reacted to racist discourses in the media and the public and said, "We are all responsible for what happened and what will happen again." he said.

In the written statement made by the Islamic Council of France (CFCM), it was stated that they were "horrified" by the attack.

Reminding that CFCM had previously warned about the consequences of "normalized hate speech and stigmatization" by the media and politicians, the statement emphasized that "constantly portraying certain groups as a threat to national identity" fuels acts of hostility and violence.