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A heart attack in Nice, inside the Notre Dame basilica. Three dead, one beheaded victim. And the captured terrorist. A sudden attack but somehow expected, given the weather. The wounded man was taken to hospital. They were medicating him and he kept shouting “Great Allah,” Mayor Christian Estrosi said.
In the heart of the city
It all happened downtown, along one of the most important shopping streets. An always busy area, full of discos, meeting places and shops. Therefore manned. Patrols are everywhere, usually elements of local and national police action. Also, at some points, there are soldiers on duty, employees with support functions. But the shield, as it has emerged in so many episodes in recent years, cannot give a full guarantee. Not even in a city that has already suffered greatly, devastated by the July 2016 massacre. And again in that terrible summer two IS militants murdered Father Jacques Hamel in a Normandy church.
Tense weather
France has been on alert for days. The controversy surrounding the Charlie Hebdo cartoons was followed by the murder of Professor Samuel Paty, killed by a young man of Chechen origin. A first act accompanied by controversies, increasingly global, and a history that has become an international crisis. The tone rose with the contrast between Macron and Turkish President Erdogan, the protest grew in the Muslim world, the boycott of French products began in some countries. But above all the terrorist groups – Islamic State and Al Qaeda – saw the opportunity to relaunch themselves on a very sensitive issue and were also joined by formations that take care not to mix with terrorism. A disturbing sign, in fact the announcement of possible violent gestures, made by affiliates and simple supporters. The volume of propaganda, the harsh messages, the appeals can be picked up by many.
The objectives
The objectives are obvious. A teacher and a school, a place of worship and those who pray. The murderers attack human beings, but also the culture, freedom of expression and religions that they consider hostile. They are acts of asymmetric warfare, with symbols, modus operandi and slogans that unfortunately can be repeated indefinitely.
October 29, 2020 (change October 29, 2020 | 11:38)
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