Part of Islamic terrorism in Europe and terrorism in France
The road in front of Notre-Dame de Nice closed by the French police after the attack
Location
Notre-Dame de Nice, Nice, France
Date
29 October 2020; 3 years ago (2020-10-29) 8:30 (CET (UTC+01:00))
Attack type
Stabbing
Weapons
Knife
Deaths
3
Injured
1 (the accused)
Motive
Islamic extremism
Accused
Brahim Aouissaoui[1]
On the morning of 29 October 2020, three people were killed in a stabbing attack at Notre-Dame de Nice, a Roman Catholic basilica in Nice, France.[2] The alleged attacker, Tunisian man Brahim Aouissaoui, was shot by the police and taken into custody.[3] Both French President Emmanuel Macron and the mayor of Nice, Christian Estrosi, said it was a terrorist attack attributed to Islamic extremism.[4][5]
^Politi, Caroline; Chevillard, Thibaut (29 October 2020). "Que sait-on de l'attaque au couteau perpétrée dans la basilique de Nice ?" [Attack in Nice: What do we know about the events in the Notre-Dame basilica?]. 20minutes (in French). Retrieved 29 October 2020.
^Salaün, Tangi; Gaillard, Eric (29 October 2020). "Three dead as woman beheaded in attack in French church". Reuters. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
^Tidman, Zoe; Dearden, Lizzie (29 October 2020). "Macron vows to deploy soldiers across France after attacks in Nice and Avignon". The Independent. Archived from the original on 29 October 2020. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
^"France attack: Three killed in 'Islamist terrorist' stabbings". BBC. 29 October 2020. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
^Sandford, Alasdair; Tidye, Alice (29 October 2020). "Nice attack: Church stabbing leaves three dead and several injured". EuroNews with AFP. EuroNews. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
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