Three knife men die in a church in Nice, France Terrorism or October 29, 19:54

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Around 5 pm on the 29th of Japan time, a man attacked a person who was present with a knife at a church in southern France, and according to local media, three people were killed.

The man was detained and the prosecution began an investigation, suspecting terrorism.

At a church in Nice, southern France, a man attacked a man with a knife around 9 am on the 29th and around 5 pm on the 29th Japan time.



According to local media, three people were killed in the incident.



Also, the man who attacked was shot by the police and injured and detained.



According to the local mayor, the man was screaming "Allah Akbar," which means "God is great," in Arabic when he was detained.



The prosecution began an investigation on the suspicion of terrorism.



According to the French presidential palace, the Ministry of Interior will set up a countermeasures headquarters in response to the incident, and President Macron will head to the scene.



In France, on the 16th of this month, a male teacher who showed a caricature of an Islamic prophet to a student while teaching freedom of expression had just been killed by a man with a knife.

France's leading resort

Nice is one of France's leading resorts in the Cote d'Azur region in southern France.



The scene of the incident was Nice's largest church, built in the 1860s, and has been loved by locals and tourists.



About 700 meters south of the church, there is a 3.5-kilometer coastal promenade called the Promenade des Anglais, which is lined with luxury hotels.



Here, four years ago, in July 2016, a large truck crashed into people who came to see the fireworks on Bastille Day, killing 86 citizens and tourists.