"We are once again victims of Islamo-fascism", declares the mayor of Nice
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Today, we are paying a much too heavy price by being once again victims of Islamo-fascism (...) There is no doubt, (...) he has not stopped to repeat 'Allah akbar', ”Christian Estrosi told the press.
According to the mayor, a woman has had her throat cut. The perpetrator was seriously injured and evacuated to Pasteur hospital.
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- Célia Malleck (@celia_malleck)
October 29, 2020
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The CFCM "condemns the terrorist attack" and calls on Muslims, as a sign of mourning, to cancel the Mawlid festivities
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I strongly condemn the terrorist attack which took place near the Notre-Dame basilica in Nice. As a sign of mourning and solidarity with the victims and their loved ones, I call on the Muslims of France to cancel all the festivities of the feast of Mawlid ”, commemoration of the birth of the Prophet Muhammad, reacted Thursday morning on Twitter the French Council of Muslim worship (CFCM).
I strongly condemn the terrorist attack that occurred near the Notre-Dame basilica in Nice. As a sign of mourning and solidarity with the victims and their loved ones, I call on the Muslims of France to cancel all the festivities of the Mawlid feast.
— CFCM (@CfcmOfficiel)
October 29, 2020
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Christian Estrosi arrived at the scene of the attack
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My first words are words of compassion towards the relatives and families of the victims, as well as for all those of the parish community of Notre-Dame basilica in Nice, " the mayor of the city told the press. . He also addressed "
all the people of Nice who are under the influence of emotion ", and paid "
tribute to the forces of order ".
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Police evacuate the area
While journalists on the spot indicate that the police are evacuating the area, a hundred people are gathered in front of the security perimeter established by the police, in the heart of the city.
Firefighters on alert avenue Notre-Dame. At the end, the church
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- Grégory Leclerc (@GregLeclerc)
October 29, 2020
A hundred people gathered in front of the security perimeter established by the national police. Lots of questions on the faces.
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- Célia Malleck (@celia_malleck)
October 29, 2020
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Three dead including two women
According to our police sources, the body of one of the two women was found in the church, slaughtered. The second lost her life in the street, stabbed, while trying to take refuge in a nearby cafe. A man, who was stabbed several times, also died of his injuries.
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Emmanuel Macron will go to Nice, according to Christian Estrosi
In a press statement made near the Notre-Dame basilica, the LR mayor of Nice, Christian Estrosi, indicated that the President of the Republic, Emmannuel Macron, had telephoned him to show him all his support.
"He is on his way to get here", continued the elected official.
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Demining operation in progress, "do not panic", urges local police
"The detonations you hear are those caused by the national police services, do not panic, the situation is under control," urges the local national police on Twitter.
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# serious event ] The detonations you hear are those caused by the services of
@PoliceNationale , Do not panic, the situation is under control - Respect the security perimeter - Do not take the Notre Dame sector
@VilledeNice
— Police Nationale 06 (@PoliceNat06)
October 29, 2020
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The author of the facts arrested
The author of the facts was arrested by the police. Gunshot wounds, he was sent to hospital.
The entire Notre Dame district and its surroundings have been cordoned off and a vast police operation is underway. In the streets, the police urge the population to "
take shelter ".
8:50 am large deployment of the
police at
#NotreDame in
#Nice . Shots heard.
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- Ivan Blanco (@ivanblancovilar)
October 29, 2020
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The national anti-terrorism prosecution seized
The national anti-terrorism prosecution was seized. According to an unconfirmed police source, one person was killed and another was beheaded.
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The Interior Ministry has opened a crisis unit
The President of the Republic, Emmanuel Macron, will go to the interministerial crisis unit installed Place Beauvau at 10:30 am, said the Elysee.
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"Thoughts of the relatives of the victims", reacts Nicolas Cadène, general rapporteur of the Observatory of secularism
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Thoughts of the relatives of the victims of this new knife attack, near the Notre Dame church in Nice ... Thanks to the police for the arrest ", responded Nicolas Cadène, general rapporteur of the Observatory of secularism .
Thoughts of the relatives of the victims of this new knife attack, near the Notre Dame church in Nice ... Thanks to the police for the arrest.
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— Nicolas Cadène (@ncadene)
October 29, 2020
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One minute of silence and suspension of sitting in the Assembly
A minute of silence was observed in the National Assembly, in the presence of the Prime Minister, in tribute to the victims of the Nice attack just after Jean Castex's speech on the reconfinement.
The meeting was then suspended by the President of the Assembly, Richard Ferrand.
»SEE ALSO - stabbing attack in Nice: a minute of silence observed in the National Assembly
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Éric Ciotti: "It looks like a terrorist attack in every way"
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It is a feeling of immense emotion which embraces me at the moment ", declared on BFMTV the departmental councilor of the Alpes Maritimes. The member will be going there with the minister in a few moments. "
We have no information on the framework of this attack, but it seems, according to information from the rescue forces, it looks like a terrorist attack in every way ," said Eric Ciotti.
Eric Ciotti (LR) on the attack in Nice: "It looks like a terrorist attack in every way"
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— BFMTV (@BFMTV)
October 29, 2020
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"Everything suggests a terrorist attack", says the mayor of Nice
The mayor of Nice, Christian Estrosi, visited the scene. "
I confirm that everything suggests a terrorist attack in the Notre-Dame basilica ," he said, also on Twitter.
I am there with the
@ PoliceNat06 and the
@pmdenice which arrested the author of the attack. I confirm that everything suggests a terrorist attack in the Notre-Dame basilica of
# Nice06 .
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— Christian Estrosi (@cestrosi)
October 29, 2020
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Two dead and several wounded, the perpetrator arrested
A stabbing attack left two dead, a man and a woman, and several wounded in the area of Notre-Dame basilica, in Nice, avenue Jean Médecin, this Thursday, October 29. The national and municipal police arrested the perpetrator. A demining team went to the scene. The terrorist trail is not excluded.
“After having had Christian Estrosi on the phone, I am chairing a crisis meeting at the Interior Ministry,” Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin said on Twitter.
IMPORTANT
#Nice : a police operation is in progress. Avoid the area and follow the instructions. After having had the mayor of Nice
@cestrosi , I chair a crisis meeting at the Ministry of the Interior.
— Gérald DARMANIN (@GDarmanin)
October 29, 2020
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