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Nice knife attack live: Attacker in Nice a 21-year-old Tunisian migrant

THE TIMES OF INDIA | Oct 30, 2020, 02:21:30 IST

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Nice knife attack live: Attacker in Nice a 21-year-old Tunisian migrant

An attacker with a knife killed and wounded many at a church in Nice on Thursday, police said. The man suspected of carrying out a fatal knife attack kept shouting "Allahu Akbar" (God is Greatest) even after he had been arrested by police, Nice Mayor Christian Estrosi told reporters. Stay with TOI for latest updates.

17:22 (IST) Oct 29

Chancellor Angela Merkel voices solidarity with France after 'brutal' attack, reports AFP.

17:14 (IST) Oct 29

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16:59 (IST) Oct 29

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16:52 (IST) Oct 29

The French embassy strongly condemns this attack against a diplomatic outpost which nothing could justify.

French Embassy statement (Reuters)

16:36 (IST) Oct 29

The Saudi Press Agency report on Thursday offered no motive for the attack.

16:35 (IST) Oct 29

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16:33 (IST) Oct 29

Saudi man arrested after stabbing guard at French Consulate, reports AFP.

16:33 (IST) Oct 29

Guard in Jeddah consulate attack hospitalised but 'life not in danger'.

French embassy (AFP)

16:28 (IST) Oct 29

Saudi citizen wounds guard in attack at French consulate in Jeddah, reports AFP.

16:26 (IST) Oct 29

French prosecutors say terror probe opened into Nice attack, reports AFP.

The city's mayor, Christian Estrosi, told journalists at the scene that the assailant, detained shortly afterwards by police, "kept repeating 'Allahu Akbar' (God is Greater) even while under medication." He added that President Emmanuel Macron would be arriving shortly in Nice.

16:03 (IST) Oct 29

In September, a man who had sought asylum in France attacked bystanders outside Charlie Hebdo's former offices with a butcher knife.

15:57 (IST) Oct 29

Less than two weeks ago, an assailant decapitated a French middle school teacher who showed caricatures of the Prophet Muhammed for a class on free speech.

Those caricatures were published by Charlie Hebdo and cited by the men who gunned down the newspaper's editorial meeting in 2015.

15:44 (IST) Oct 29

Speaking to reporters in Nice, Estrosi said two people were killed inside the church and a third person who escaped to a nearby bar was in a life-threatening condition.

15:43 (IST) Oct 29

Nice Mayor Christian Estrosi said the attacker shouted 'Allahu akbar!' repeatedly as police apprehended him and that 'the meaning of his gesture left no doubt.'

15:37 (IST) Oct 29

The lower house of parliament suspended a debate on new virus restrictions and held a moment of silence Thursday for the victims. The prime minister rushed from the hall to head to a crisis center overseeing the aftermath of the attack.

15:30 (IST) Oct 29

The exact motive of the attack was unclear but comes as France is under alert for Islamic extremist acts amid tensions over caricatures of the Muslim Prophet Muhammad published by satirical French weekly Charlie Hebdo, and after two other recent attacks in France with links to the cartoons.

15:29 (IST) Oct 29

Images on French media showed the neighborhood locked down and surrounded by police and emergency vehicles. Sounds of explosions could be heard as sappers exploded suspicious objects.

15:25 (IST) Oct 29

The anti-terrorism prosecutor's office said an investigation was opened into an attack with a terrorist connection.

15:23 (IST) Oct 29

The attacker was believed to be acting alone and police are not searching for other assailants, the official said.

15:22 (IST) Oct 29

The assailant was arrested after the Thursday morning attack at the Notre Dame Church and taken to a nearby hospital after being injured during his arrest, a police official said.