The killing of a female police employee in a Paris commuter town on Friday was an attack on the French Republic, Prime Minister Jean Castex said on Saturday.
The attacker, a French resident of Tunisian origin, stabbed the police administrative worker, a mother of two, at a police station in Rambouillet, just south of Paris. The attacker was shot dead by police.
Authorities have not given a motive for the killing. President Emmanuel Macron said on Friday France had been the victim of a terrorist attack.
-Once again, the Republic has been attacked. Once again, the French state has been threatened. We will not let this go by- Castex said on Saturday, speaking to reporters from the southern city of Toulouse.
BFM TV said Castex would hold a meeting later on Saturday in Paris with other government ministers.
France's anti-terrorism prosecutor said he was leading the investigation because the assailant had previously scouted out the site and because of what he said during the attack.
A judicial source close to the investigation said the attacker had shouted "Allahu Akbar", or "God is greatest".