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An act allegedly motivated by terrorists occurred Thursday morning at a church in the city center. The police were able to arrest the alleged assailant.
The police are securing the central area of Nice.
In a terrorist attack on Thursday morning around 9 a.m. in Nice, at least three people were killed in a knife attack and others were injured. As Reuters reports, a woman is said to have been beheaded. The author called him “Allahu Akbar”. Apparently a man and a woman were also killed. The writing took place in the church of Notre-Dame in the center of the city. The third victim is said to have died while trying to take refuge in a bar, according to the Mayor of Nice, Christian Estrosi.
The place of worship and the area are being searched by the police. The population is advised to avoid the area.
According to the newspaper “Nice Matin”, the alleged perpetrator was “neutralized” by the police with bullets and taken to hospital wounded. The country’s counterterrorism agency has also intervened.
Meanwhile, French Prime Minister Jean Castex left the National Assembly to join the national crisis team. French President Emmanuel Macron wants to go to Nice today, as the Elysee has confirmed to the media.
Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin had warned several times of the high risk of terrorism in the country. Just two weeks ago a professor was beheaded in a Paris suburb. The crime had caused horror throughout the country. Tens of thousands took to the streets to show their solidarity.
Due to the knife attack on #Nice, @JeanCastex announces that he is leaving the National Assembly and joins the crisis unit in Place Beauvau. # COVID-19 #DirectAN #Lockdown pic.twitter.com/9jqOvQ9LOI
– LCP (@LCP) October 29, 2020
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