Paris attack: Trump seeks changes to the thought process on terror

A Chechen-born 20-year-old man launched a stabbing spree in central Paris on Saturday, leaving one person dead and four seriously wounded.

The knifeman, whose rampage followed a series of jihadist assaults in France that have killed 246 people since 2015, was shot dead by police after an officer failed to subdue him with a Taser.

Expressing sadness over the latest terrorist attack in Paris, Trump said, "So sad to see the terror Attack in Paris. At some point countries will have to open their eyes & see what is really going on."

"This kind of sickness & hatred is not compatible with a loving, peaceful, & successful country! Changes to our thought process on terror must be made," he tweeted.

Last year, Trump in his new South Asia strategy had said thatAmerica and our partners are committed to stripping terrorists of their territory, cutting off their funding, and exposing the false allure of their evil ideology.

"Terrorists who slaughter innocent people will find no glory in this life or the next. They are nothing but thugs, and criminals, and predators, and -- that's right -- losers.

"Working alongside our allies, we will break their will, dry up their recruitment, keep them from crossing our borders, and yes, we will defeat them, and we will defeat them handily," the US president had said while criticising Pakistan for giving safe haven to "agents of chaos, violence, and terror."

Earlier, the US strongly condemned the Saturday's stabbing attack in Paris.

"Our thoughts and prayers are with the victims and their families," White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders said.

She said the US stands in solidarity with the French people and their government against the terrorist attack.

"Acts like this only strengthen the resolve of the global coalition to defeat ISIS and drive it out of existence," Sanders said.

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said that the US does not know much about and who were behind the attack.

"We know that the caliphate ISIS has claimed responsibility. They said he was one of their soldiers. We can't verify that yet. The French authorities, with all the intelligence help the United States can provide, we'll do our best to unpack this in the coming hours," Pompeo told Fox News Sunday.