the political reactions after the attack in Villeurbanne

The attack perpetrated Saturday afternoon in Villeurbanne, near Lyon, did not fail to react the class
French politics. These reactions come as
 the suspect was arrested after killing a 19-year-old man and wounded eight others with knives at a bus station.

Being close to the scene of the attack, the mayor of Lyon, Gérard Collomb, was one of the first to react, evoking his "shock".

I am extremely shocked by the attack that has just occurred in the Lyon area during which one person died and several others injured, some seriously.

– Gérard Collomb – Mayor of Lyon (@gerardcollomb) August 31, 2019

His successor Beauvau, Christophe Castaner, for his part expressed his support for the victims of the attack.

Our first thoughts are with the family and friends of the young man who lost his life. Support and solidarity with the wounded. The state is at their side.
I salute the commitment of our security and relief forces.
– Christophe Castaner (@CCastaner) August 31, 2019

On the side of the National Rally (RN), the party's president, Marine Le Pen, said she said the "laxity" of French migration policy.

Afghan national, one of the suspects of the knife attack of #Villeurbanne is also according to@BFMTV an … asylum seeker.

The naivety and the laxity of our migration policy seriously threaten the safety of the French! MLP
– Marine Le Pen (@MLP_officiel) August 31, 2019

For Patrick Kanner, former minister during the Hollande quinquennium and patron of the PS senators, this drama highlights the effectiveness of the relief services.

Aggression in Villeurbanne: one dead and several wounded. A terrible record that once again demonstrated the effectiveness of firefighters, always on the front line to protect us. https://t.co/jHCOGIAIff
– Patrick Kanner (@PatrickKanner) August 31, 2019

Finally, the LREM deputy of the Rhône Bruno Bonnell wishes a severe sanction but calls in the first place to support the families of the victims.

I think first of all of the victims of this aggression in@villeurbanne. No reason or circumstance justifies attacking innocent people. There will be a time of severe punishment after the investigation but tonight is the time of support for injured families.
– Bruno Bonnell (@BrunoBonnellOff) August 31, 2019

On LCI, he also called for caution regarding the interpretation of the attack perpetrated in Villeurbanne. "You have to keep good," he said. Unfortunately, we have a climate that immediately brings out the terrorist card of any act of aggression. The card of madness, the map of madness, imbalance or simply the murderer is something that unfortunately must also be considered. "