Three people have been killed and several more wounded in a suspected terror attack in the southern French city of Nice on Thursday.
The aggressor is said to have attacked people with a knife inside the Notre-Dame basilica in the heart of the city. A suspect has reportedly been arrested; a police source said he was injured as security forces intervened and has been taken to hospital.
Two people — a man and a woman — were killed inside the church and a third person, seriously injured, died in a bar nearby where they had taken refuge, AFP reported quoting police sources.
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The condition of the several people who have been injured is not clear.
According to an unconfirmed claim from a police source, the attacker was around 25-years old and cried “Allah Akbar” as he carried out the assault, according to an unconfirmed claim from a police source.
President Macron is to head to Nice after presiding over a special government crisis meeting on Thursday morning.
France’ national anti-terrorist department has launched an investigation which will be carried out by judicial police and internal security teams.
French Prime Minister Jean Castex has raised the security alert level for the whole of France.
