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Two dead in knife attack in France, official say terrorism suspected

Published: 29 Oct 2020 - 12:03 pm | Last Updated: 08 Nov 2021 - 12:26 am
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Reuters

NICE, France: An attacker with a knife killed two people and wounded several others at a church in the French city of Nice on Thursday, French media and police said, in an incident the city's mayor described as terrorism.

Mayor Christian Estrosi said on Twitter the knife attack had happened in or near the city's Notre Dame church and that police had detained the attacker. Police said two people were confirmed to have died after the attack.