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.
15:22 (IST) Oct 29
French anti-terrorism prosecutors are investigating a knife attack at a church in the Mediterranean city of Nice that killed and wounded people at a time when French authorities are on high alert for extremist violence.
15:21 (IST) Oct 29
Mayor Christian Estrosi said on Twitter the knife attack had happened in or near the city's Notre Dame church and that police had detained the attacker.
Je suis sur place avec la @PoliceNat06 et la @pmdenice qui a interpellé l’auteur de l’attaque. Je confirme que tout… https://t.co/N8yS0l4H8E
The man suspected of carrying out a fatal knife attack at a church in the southern French city of Nice kept shouting 'Allahu Akbar' (God is Greatest) even after he had been arrested by police.
Nice Mayor Christian Estrosi told reporters
15:13 (IST) Oct 29
Nice Mayor Christian Estrosi also qualified the incident as a possible terrorist attack.
15:12 (IST) Oct 29
According to Sputnik, Nice Mayor Christian Estrosi wrote on Twitter that the police quickly detained the attacker.
15:12 (IST) Oct 29
'There was a knife attack, two people were killed. The suspected attacker was detained,' the police wrote on Twitter as quoted by Sputnik.