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DIRECT. Knife attack in Nice: three dead, one suspect arrested

2020-10-29T10:35:48.210Z


Three people were killed, including two in a church, Thursday in the heart of Nice, during a knife attack whose author was int


The essential :

  • A knife attack took place in the Notre-Dame de l'Assomption basilica in Nice, this Thursday, October 29 at around 9 a.m.

  • Three people died and several others were injured.

  • The alleged perpetrator was arrested.

  • The national anti-terrorism prosecution has seized on the facts.

  • A crisis unit has been opened.

Follow the events after the knife attack in Nice:

11:30 am.

Emmanuel Macron will travel to Nice at the end of the morning.

The Head of State was previously expected at the crisis unit set up at the Ministry of the Interior, together with Prime Minister Jean Castex, while the national anti-terrorism prosecution opened an investigation for "assassination" and "attempted murder". 'assassination'.

11:20 am.

Moment of contemplation in the Senate.

“In these tragic circumstances our thoughts are of course with the victims and their families.

What has just happened upsets us all, ”declared the chairman of the meeting, Georges Patient, in front of the standing senators.

"I would like to assure all the people of Nice and the mayor of Nice of all my sympathy and tell them how sad I am with them", for her part declared the Minister of Higher Education, Frédérique Vidal, at the resumption debates on the research bill.

11:15 am.

The author of the attack arrested.

In his thirties, he was taken to hospital.

He declares to have acted alone and claims the facts, without details.

He said his name is Brahim and speaks in Arabic to investigators.

11:10 am.

The results of the attack:

-An elderly woman was found with her throat cut, almost beheaded, near the holy water font.

She had come to pray early in the morning.

-A man was also found slain in the basilica.

It is the sacristan.

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-The third victim, a woman who died outside the church, was stabbed.

11:05 am.

Facts :

-A man attacked several people this Thursday morning at his in the Notre-Dame basilica in Nice (Alpes-Maritimes).

-Three people died during this attack.

-The anti-terrorism prosecution has been seized.

-The attack, which took place around 9 a.m., also left several people injured.

-The assailant was neutralized by the municipal police, and shot and wounded before being taken to hospital.

11:00.

Hello and welcome to this live.

On the eve of a reconfinement to fight against Covid-19, France wakes up in shock, with this knife attack that occurred in the heart of Nice.

Source: leparis

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