In Nice, a man attacked passers-by in a church with a knife.
There are three dead and six injured.
In the French coastal city of
Nice
, it has an apparently
terrorist
-motivated
knife attack
given in a church.
Nice's mayor
Christian Estrosi
speaks of three victims, two were killed in the cathedral.
The highest
terror warning level
now applies in France
.
Update from October 29, 2:16 p.m.:
The highest terror warning level now applies in France, which means the government can
mobilize
extraordinary resources in the fight against
terror
.
The aim is to improve protection against an imminent terrorist threat, writes the
German Press Agency
.
After the fact, in which a man killed three people in
Nice
, the Paris anti-terrorist prosecutor took over the investigation.
Among other things, it is about the allegation of
murder
in connection with a terrorist project.
Contrary to initial rumors, the perpetrator
acted alone,
according to the French newspaper
Nice Matin
.
Messages of
solidarity
arrived
in France
from many countries
.
Chancellor
Angela Merkel *
was "deeply shaken by the cruel murders" in the Notre-Dame Basilica.
"My thoughts are with the relatives of the murdered and the injured," said Merkel, according to her spokesman Steffen Seibert on Twitter.
Spain, Italy and the Netherlands also condemned the act and pledged
support
from
Paris
.
Chancellor #Merkel: “I am deeply shocked by the cruel murders in a church in #Nice.
My thoughts are with the relatives of the murdered and the injured.
Germany's solidarity is due to the French nation in these difficult hours. "
- Steffen Seibert (@RegSsprecher) October 29, 2020
Attack in Nice: Highest terror warning level in France
Update from October 29th, 1:33 p.m.:
Highest
terror warning level
in France: After the alleged Islamist attack in
Nice
with three dead, France declared the highest terror warning level nationwide.
The
Prime Minister Jean Castex announced
on Thursday in Paris.
Castex condemned the “cowardly and barbaric act that grieves the whole country”.
According to the Prime Minister, the government plans to hold a crisis meeting on Friday to discuss the situation.
In addition to the crime in Nice with three dead, the
police
in Avignon in the south of France killed an alleged attacker who is said to have threatened passers-by with a weapon
(see update from October 29, 12.55 p.m.)
.
In addition, a man at the French consulate in Jeddah in
Saudi Arabia
attacked and slightly injured a security guard.
The state news agency
SPA reported
on Thursday
that the perpetrator was arrested
.
Knife attack in Nice: President Emmanuel Macron is expected in the French city
Update from October 29, 12.55 p.m.:
Another knife attack in
Nice
shocked France: According to the
AFP
news
agency
, a suspected Islamist killed three people with a knife and at least one victim's throat was cut.
A woman and a man are said to have died in the
Notre-Dame basilica
.
The third victim was initially able to flee to a bar, but then succumbed to his injuries.
In the next few hours, French President
Emmanuel Macron is
expected in Nice.
Shortly after the crime, the police in Avignon, southern France,
killed
an alleged
attacker
who is said to have threatened passers-by with a weapon.
There is currently no evidence of a terrorist background, according to police circles, according to the
German Press Agency
.
Nice: Three dead after knife attack in Church of Notre-Dame Basilica
Update from October 29, 11:56 a.m.:
According to current information,
three people were
killed in
an attack in the Notre Dame Basilica in Nice on Thursday morning
.
There are also said to be
six
injured
.
This was confirmed by police circles of the
German Press Agency
in Paris on Thursday.
The suspect has been arrested, according to the mayor of Nice,
Christian Estrosi
.
The police injured him with bullets.
According to information from the French newspaper
Nice Matin
, possible accomplices are currently being sought.
The
Notre-Dame Basilica
is a well-known attraction in Nice and is located in the city center.
According to a tweet from the mayor, he had already spoken to French President
Emmanuel Macron on the
phone.
The
President of the European Parliament David Sassoli
called for unity.
"We have a duty to stand together against violence and against those who incite and spread hatred," the Italian wrote on Thursday on Twitter.
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Policemen from the elite Raid unit arrive to search the Notre-Dame church in Nice for a knife attack.
© Valery Hache / AFP / dpa
Nice attack: Interior minister initiates immediate crisis meeting after knife attack
First report from October 29, 10:25 a.m .:
Nice -
According to media reports, at least one person was killed and several injured in
a
knife attack
in the southern French coastal city of
Nice
.
The incident is said to
have occurred
near the
Notre-Dame
church
.
The news channel
BFMTV reported
on Thursday.
The
police
advised avoiding the area.
The French Interior Minister
Gérald Darmanin
confirmed a
police operation
in downtown
Nice
on Twitter.
He advised avoiding the area and also wrote that he would initiate an
immediate emergency meeting
at the Ministry of the Interior.
In the past few weeks, after the beheading of a teacher in Paris, he had repeatedly warned of a high
risk of terrorism
.
Nice attack: Mayor Christian Estrosi speaks of terror
The
Mayor
of Nice,
Christian Estrosi
, announced on Twitter that a
suspect
had been arrested.
According to the mayor, there are many indications of a
terrorist attack
.
In another Tweet reported
Estrosi
of
three victims
.
Two of them died in the
cathedral
.
In an interview with the news channel
Franceinfo
,
Estrosi
said
that the attacker had shouted "Allahu Akbar" several times.
Je suis sur place avec la @ PoliceNat06 et la @pmdenice qui a interpellé l'auteur de l'attaque.
Je confirm that tout laisse supposer à un attentat terroriste au sein de la basilique Notre-Dame de # Nice06.
pic.twitter.com/VmpDqRwzB1
- Christian Estrosi (@cestrosi) October 29, 2020
The
Paris anti-terrorist prosecutor
has taken over the investigation.
Among other things, it is about the allegation of murder in connection with a terrorist project, the anti-terrorist public prosecutor's office confirmed to the
dpa
.
The French newspaper
Nice Matin
reports that
a victim was beheaded
.
In addition, seven to eight shots should have been heard.
A teacher was beheaded 13 days ago in Paris.
It was a
terrorist attack
.
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