At Least 2 Killed In 2nd French Terror Attack This Month; Victim Reportedly Decapitated

In what appears to be the second major French terror attack in two weeks, at least two people have died, and a third was critically wounded, during a brutal knife attack that occurred during the morning service of a Catholic church in Nice.

In an echo of the brutal attack on a schoolteacher that recently galvanized the French government to launch a major anti-terror crackdown, reports claimed that at least one of the victims had been decapitated, like the teacher was.

The incident is believed to be terror-related according to the city’s mayor. The suspect is reportedly alive, and has been taken into custody by police. A security perimeter has been set up around the church the city said, and it’s almost completely empty except for armed guards.

Witnesses on social media reported hearing shots fired as armed police responded to the incident, one reported hearing at least seven shots. The national police in France have urged the public to avoid the area, while cautioning that there’s no need to panic.

He wrote on Twitter: “I am on site with the @PoliceNat06 and the @pmdenice who arrested the perpetrator of the attack. “I confirm that everything suggests a terrorist attack in the Basilica of Notre-Dame de #Nice06.” Gérald Darmainin, France’s interior minister, has said he is chairing a crisis meeting into the incident. He wrote on Twitter: “#Nice : a police operation is in progress.

French Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin said he was convening a crisis meeting at the ministry in Paris.