Knifeman kills three in suspected terror attack at French church


A man wielding a knife at a church in the French city of Nice killed three people , slitting the throat of at least one , and injured several others before being apprehended by police , officials said Thursday .
French anti - terror prosecutors have opened an inquiry into what the city ’ s Mayor Christian Estrosi called an “ Islamo -fascist attack . ”
“ He ( the attacker ) kept repeating ‘ Allahu Akbar ’ ( God is Greater ) even while under medication” after he was injured during his arrest, Estrosi told journalists at the scene .
Two victims died at the Basilica of Notre -Dame , in the heart of the city on the Mediterranean coast , while a third person died of injuries after seeking refuge in a nearby bar , a police source told AFP .

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