A soldier from Operation Sentinel in front of the Notre-Dame de l'Assomption basilica, in Nice, November 3, 2020 -
SYSPEO / SIPA
The service at 11 a.m. was turned upside down on Saturday in the Notre-Dame de l'Assomption basilica in Nice.
Five months after the knife attack which left three dead, a man was arrested after having "interrupted" the mass "by evoking the attack of October 29," said the first deputy mayor of Nice Anthony Borré.
The 31-year-old would have declared in particular: "I support my Muslim cousins", causing a stir in the religious building.
Arrested by the municipal police and placed in police custody for facts of “apology for terrorism”, he was “inconsistent” in front of the investigators, the Nice prosecutor told
20 minutes
this Sunday.
"He was placed in compulsory hospitalization," the same source said.
The thirty-something had already had to deal with justice in 2008, for aggravated theft, and in 2012, for possession of narcotics.
The sacristan was able to quickly give the alert on Saturday, the Notre-Dame basilica being equipped with a button directly connected to the Urban Supervision Center of the city of Nice.
Society
The assailant of the Notre-Dame basilica in Nice indicted and remanded in custody
Society
Right in the city center, between shops and the "Muslim quarter", Notre-Dame de Nice welcomes tourists and regulars.
Apology for terrorism
Terrorism
Attack
Miscellaneous
Nice