KNIFE-JIHAD, AGAIN: Three Reported Dead and Several Hurt in Terrorist Knife Attack in Nice, France -OFFICIALDOM ‘PUZZLED’ AS TO ‘MOTIVE’….ALLAHU AKBAR…OFF WITH HER HEAD!!
ITV | October 29, 2020
Three people are reported to have died in a terrorist knife attack in the French city of Nice.
Nice Mayor Christian Estrosi posted on Twitter that an alleged perpetrator had been arrested for a knife attack in the Basilica of Notre-Dame.
He said: “I am on site with the @PoliceNat06 and the @pmdenice who arrested the perpetrator of the attack. I confirm that everything suggests a terrorist attack in the Basilica of Notre-Dame #Nice06.”
According to swedish newspaper The victim is stabbed to death. Is it True or is the victim beheaded?
— Daniel Petrisi (@daniel_petrisi) October 29, 2020
Estrossi told BFM television that three people had died – two inside the church and a third who fled but was fatally wounded. It’s been reported that several others have been injured.
The attacker was taken to a nearby hospital after being injured during his arrest, a police official said.
He is thought to have been acting alone and has not been named. The motive for the attack also remains unknown.
Later on Thursday morning, the lower house of parliament suspended a debate on new virus restrictions. The deputies, alongside Prime Minister Jean Castex, held a moment of silence for the victims.
Police described the incident as “very serious”. In a post on Twitter, the force asked the public not to panic and to steer clear of the city centre.
[#EvenementGrave] Evénement très grave Eglise Notre Dame à Nice Respect le Périmètre de sécurité de @PoliceNationale N'empruntez pas secteur centre ville – Explosion déminage Police Nationale Ne paniquez pas – pic.twitter.com/PqJRyijsab
— Police Nationale 06 (@PoliceNat06) October 29, 2020
They added that the bomb disposal teams have been carrying out a controlled explosion in the area.
According to Mr Estrosi, French President Emmanuel Macron will visit Nice later on in the morning.
The Minister of the Interior, Gerald Darmanin, announced that a “crisis meeting” has begun.
The exact motive of the attack was unclear but comes as France is under high alert for terrorist acts amid tensions over the publication of caricatures of the Muslim prophet Muhammad and after two other recent attacks.
Mr Estrosi tweeted that 13 days after a terrorist killed teacher Samuel Paty, France can “no longer be satisfied with the laws of peace to annihilate Islamo-fascism”.
He added that the attacker shouted “Allahu akbar!” repeatedly as police apprehended him and that “the meaning of his gesture left no doubt.”
According to French media, the National Anti-terrorism Prosecutor’s Office has opened an investigation for “assassination” and “attempted assassination”.
