A priest and a nun were stabbed this Sunday, April 24 in the morning in Nice, according to information from
Nice Matin
confirmed to
Le Figaro
by the Nice prosecutor's office.
The facts occurred in the Saint-Pierre-d'Arène church, located rue de la Buffa, south of the city.
Around 10 a.m., an individual entered the church and immediately went towards the priest, stabbing him several times - about twenty according to a journalist from Le
Point
.
After which he attacked the nun, who was slightly injured.
Both victims were quickly attended to by firefighters.
Their days would not be in danger according to the first findings of the doctors, reported by
Nice Matin
and confirmed in the process by the Minister of the Interior Gérald Darmanin, who spoke on Twitter.
“No vital prognosis committed”
, he wrote, also showing his “
solidarity with the parishioners
”.
The Minister wished to congratulate the “police
forces who quickly arrested the author
”.
Regarding the motivations of the man arrested, they remain unknown at this stage of the investigations.
According to
Le Point
, the man shouted
"We must kill Macron"
as he entered the church, just before he took action.
The public prosecutor of Nice, Xavier Bonhomme, was expected on site at midday.
The area was cordoned off by the police.
The deputy (LR) of the Alpes-Maritimes Éric Ciotti, who went there, denounces on Twitter “
a horrible attack affecting a priest and a nun
”.
And expressed his “
tremendous emotion
”.
