Police forces in front of the Nice cathedral where the attack took place, Thursday, October 29 -
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The member for Alpes-Maritimes had made the request a little earlier in the week.
This Friday, Eric Ciotti announced on his Twitter account that the "barbarian Islamist of the Nice attack" has just "been transferred from the Pasteur hospital", located to the east of the city.
According to
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, Brahim Aouissaoui, 21, is currently being transported by plane to a Paris hospital.
This news responds, according to the parliamentarian, to his request and to "that of the local medical community".
I am delighted that the Islamist barbarian of the Nice attack has just been transferred from the Pasteur hospital in Nice, thus responding to my request and that of the medical community.
- Eric Ciotti (@ECiotti) November 6, 2020
The author of this attack, which left three dead in the Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption basilica on October 29, was stopped by municipal police who had shot him several times.
Thursday, the vital prognosis of Brahim Aouissaoui, tested positive for the coronavirus, was still engaged, according to a source familiar with the matter.
Saturday, a national tribute will be paid in Nice to the three victims killed with knives.
Prime Minister Jean Castex will preside over a ceremony alongside three other members of the government, Mayor Christian Estrosi, but also Nicolas Sarkozy.
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Jean Castex will chair a national tribute to the three victims of the Nice attack on Saturday
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