| 2020 Nice stabbing | |
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| Part of Islamic terrorism in Europe and terrorism in France | |
 The road in front of Notre-Dame de Nice closed by the French police after the attack | |
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| Location | Notre-Dame de Nice, Nice, France |
| Date | 29 October 2020 8:30 (CET (UTC+01:00)) |
Attack type | Stabbing |
| Weapons | Knife |
| Deaths | 3 |
| Injured | 1 (the accused) |
| Motive | Islamic extremism |
| Accused | Brahim Aouissaoui[1] |
On the morning of 29 October 2020, three people were killed in a stabbing attack at Notre-Dame de Nice, a Roman Catholic basilica in Nice, France.[2] The alleged attacker, Tunisian man Brahim Aouissaoui, was shot by the police and taken into custody.[3] Both French President Emmanuel Macron and the mayor of Nice, Christian Estrosi, said it was a terrorist attack attributed to Islamic extremism.[4][5]
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