Within hours of the Nice attack, police killed a man who had threatened passersby with a handgun in Montfavet, near the southern French city of Avignon. He was also shouting "Allahu Akbar" (God is Greatest), according to radio station Europe 1.
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— Christian Estrosi (@cestrosi) October 29, 2020
Alors que la est en état d’urgence sanitaire, ces lâches islamistes égorgent et décapitent une femme à #Nice dans #NotreDameCathedral ! Ils défigurent la ! Nous sommes en guerre! Ça suffit ! Notre réaction doit être disproportionnée avec ces sauvages !!
— Meyer Habib (@Meyer_Habib) October 29, 2020
The holiday is the birthday of the Prophet Mohammad, celebrated on Thursday.
Egypt's al-Azhar, the 1,000-year-old seat of Sunni Muslim learning, condemned the incident as a "hateful terrorist attack" and warned against "violent and hate speech" in a reference to the display of images in France of the Prophet Mohammad.
Following the horrific murder that took place in Nice, Netanya Mayor Miriam Feierberg – which is Nice's twin city – spoke with Estrosi, and expressed her pain and condolences on behalf of the city of Netanya over the stabbing attack that took place this morning.Our hearts are with the families of the victims of today's despicable terror attack in a church in France and our prayers for the recovery of those injured. Terrorism, violence and hatred are modern plagues that blight our world.Notre coeur est avec la France.
— Reuven Rivlin (@PresidentRuvi) October 29, 2020