#BREAKING: Knife attack reported near church in French city of Nice, one person dead and several injured – French media
Senior French conservative Christian Estrosi says one person arrested after knife attack near church in French city of Nice
French police confirm at least two people killed in knife attack in Nice city - Reuters
Christian Estrosi, mayor of France's Nice, after knife attack in city:
- described incident as terrorism
- there are three victims
- suspect hopitalised
French anti-terror prosecutors open inquiry into Nice church knife attack that killed two people and wounded several others
French police shoot person dead in Avignon after he threatened passersby with a knife – Reuters
Condemning attack in France's Nice, Turkish Foreign Ministry says:
- Stand in solidarity with the French people against terrorism and violence
- Those "who organised this attack in a place of worship do not have any sort of humanitarian, moral or religious values"
French Prime Minister Jean Castex raises France attack alert to "emergency" after deadly stabbing in Nice
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Turkey's Communications Director Altun:
- Senseless violence in France's Nice has nothing to do with Islam
- French government must focus on finding perpetrators of attacks instead of inflammatory anti-Muslim rhetoric
- Will not apologise for confronting racism, xenophobia
The interior minister is on his way to Nice after a knife attack and President Emmanuel Macron will join him later on, journalist Peter Humi says
Political scientist Asma Barlas says tensions between France and Muslims go even further back than colonial times
French President Emannuel Macron after Nice knife attack:
- Will more than double troop deployment to 7,000 to protect against attacks
- Will step up protections of schools, places of worship
Nice attacker was 21-year old Tunisian national who entered France via Italy with his identity still under investigation, local media say
Might the French government change the way they respond to the attacks in Nice after the international backlash to their response after Samuel Paty's murder? Journalist Peter Allen discusses
France has consistently beefed up its security apparatus but has still been unable to prevent attacks, says Yasser Louati, the head of Justice & Liberties For All Committee
Tunisia opens investigation into Tunisian suspected of Nice attack - judiciary official
Tunisian suspect in Nice attack is 21-year-old Brahim Aouissaoui - Tunisian security source and French police
France has always viewed itself through its Christian and Catholic background although Islam was part of its colonial empire, says Professor Nacira Guenif from the University of Paris
France's chief anti-terrorist prosecutor, says:
- Third victim, a woman, died in nearby bar from several stab wounds
- Bodies of two victims were found in church, 60-year-old woman and 55-year-old church worker, both cut in throat
France's chief anti-terrorist prosecutor says four police officers confronted the attacker in the church and shot at him
France's chief anti-terrorist prosecutor, says the attacker:
- Was carrying Italian Red Cross document
- Is Tunisian, was born in 1999
- Seriously wounded by police fire, now in hospital
UPDATE: French prosecutors say a man shot and killed by police in Avignon, first reported by French media as shouting “Allahu Akbar” (God is greatest), had nothing to do with Islam and claimed allegiance to extreme far-right anti-immigrant group Generation Identity
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