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The Al Arabiya correspondent reported that two people (a man and a woman) were killed and several wounded in a stabbing Thursday morning in Nice, southern France. He also added that shots were heard in the vicinity of the attack near the Notre Dame church in the city, which is where the summer of 2016 witnessed a major terrorist attack, as a hit-and-run operation killed more than 80 people in that moment.
While French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin announced that a security operation was underway in the city and that a crisis cell had been established to follow up on the incident, local media reported that the attacker beheaded a woman and massacred another.
In turn, Reuters quoted a police source as saying that the attacker beheaded a woman after the stabbing.
A police officer also indicated that the attacker was arrested and taken to a nearby hospital after he was injured during his arrest, adding that the attacker apparently acted alone.
After the incident, French President Emmanuel Macron went to the headquarters of the Ministry of the Interior to head the Crisis Cell, while the Antiterrorist Prosecutor’s Office carried out the investigation of the attack.
In addition, local authorities announced the closure of all places of worship and churches in and around Nice and Cannes.
The suspect is arrested
For his part, the mayor of Nice, Christian Estrosi, said: “The suspect in the attack, whom he described as a terrorist, has been arrested.”
This attack came after French police earlier announced to raise levels of caution and preparedness, fearing terrorist attacks during that period.
This operation also took place after the assassination of French professor Samuel Patty on the 16th of this month, by a young man of Chechen origin, who was strongly condemned by the French president, criticizing the extremists, adhering to what he called freedoms and values of the French Republic, and promising to take strict measures to limit activities. Militant associations in the country.
Since Bati’s death, French officials have reaffirmed the need to protect themselves against any other possible attack, especially with the emergence of a series of calls to boycott French products.
