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ALLILI MOURAD / SIPA

Two hours after the attack on a church in Nice, a man threatened the police with a knife in the Montfavet district, in Avignon (Vaucluse).

According to information gathered by

20 Minutes

, confirming that of Europe 1, the agents were forced to open fire on this individual who succumbed to his injuries, indicates a police source.

An investigation was opened by the prosecution to establish the precise circumstances of the facts.

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