British Woman, Stabbed To Death By French National.

A French man screaming 'Allahu Akbar' went on a stabbing rampage at a backpacker hostel in north Queensland, killing a 21-year-old British waitress and leaving a British man, 31, fighting for his life in hospital.

The British woman has been identified as Mia Ayliffe-Chung who was remembered by friends as an 'infectiously happy young girl'.

Ms Ayliffe-Chung had been working as a waitress at The Bedroom nightclub in Surfers Paradise for six months.

A third man, an Australian named Grant 'Grunta' Scholz, received non-life threatening wounds when he tried to intervene during the attack on Ms Ayliffe-Chung and was released from hospital soon after the attack on Tuesday night.

The alleged attacker, 29, is a French national who has been in the country on a temporary visa since March.

Witnesses said he was seen loudly singing the French national anthem before carrying out the attack.
He was caught on police body camera shouting 'Allahu Akbar' as he was taken into custody.

The 21-year-old (left) was in Home Hill working on a farm to extend her working holiday visa
Police were investigating if the stabbing was terror-related as the alleged attacker, who was travelling with tourists from France and Luxembourg, was being assessed for mental health issues and drug use.