A church in Nice, France was the scene of a terror attack which left three dead. The suspect was shot and detained by police. One elderly woman was virtually beheaded. The other victims were a man who had his throat cut, and a 44-year-old woman.

The attacked has been named as  Brahim Aioussaoi,  21-year-old, Tunisian. It is believed he arrived by boat on the Italian island of Lampedusa. The island is on one of the main routes illegal immigrants used to access Europe from Africa. He was placed in Coronavirus quarantine, before being released and told to leave Italy.

The mayor of Nice spoke of “Islamo-fascism” and said the suspect had “repeated endlessly ‘Allahu Akbar’ (God is greatest)”.

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