Hello there welcome just on 3 pm here in moscow youre watching r. T. International national now we start with breaking news from france because 3 people are confirmed dead in the southern french city of nice following a knife attack this is some of the latest footage weve received from the scene several of the people have been left injured incident took place early in the morning in the city center and Authorities Say that a suspect has been arrested so lets get the latest now from Charlotte Vince he joins us from paris good afternoon again charlotte just bring us up to date then on the latest information were getting. Well this is been described as a horrific a brutal attack that took place in the heart of a church that church to the north has done basilica in the center of nice as you mentioned 3 people confirmed dead including one person that we understand was beheaded that came from a Police Source to the Reuters News Agency and it has been confirmed by the mayor of niece that the
Attack that happened today 3 people have been killed what more can you tell us baronets. Information on this attack is still coming in it happened now just 3 hours ago local time happened at 9 oclock or just before 9 oclock in the local time when there tucker we understand and to church in the center of nice armed with a knife he attacked people in the Church Killing 3 people one woman was decapitated one of the victims according to the mayor christian strohs either says one of the teens appears to been the churchwarden the man says the attacker was shouting allah akbar during the attack and during the attempt by police to arrest him he was shot during that. Time by the police he survived and is being treated in hospital other people were also injured in the attack now we are being told that french president money or macron is heading down to nice to the scene of this attack the church in the center of nice on the southern french coast the area around it has been sealed off by armed po
They get even just 5 oclock here in moscow youre watching R T International now were start with our continuing breaking news because 3 people are dead following a knife attack at a cathedral in the Southern City of new. It. The footage you are seeing right now is of the moment when police and the cathedral after into killed 3 people early this morning one of the victims was beheaded suspect be shocked and injured before being arrested and the terror prosecutors have launched a probe francis terror alert system has been raised to its highest level with more now on events in charlotte benson. The attack level in france has been raised in the last few hours to attack a level meaning france thinks it could be subject to other attacks following whats happened in nice where 3 people were killed inside a Church Inside not. In the heart of the city of nice present matt corner has arrived on the site to see whats happening and to offer his condolences 3 people dead including one we understand w
Attack meanwhile another incident has been reported in the french town about me now on where a man was shot dead during an attack on Police Officers there while allegedly shouting god is great in arabic following the events frances Terror Threat has now been raised to its maximum level. Protests meanwhile a grip in the muslim world over the french president s recent defense of the right to parody religion it does come as the satirical magazine surely a caricature was at the center of the rather added fuel to the fire with this latest front cover it does feature a cartoon of the turkish president who has been one of the fiercest critics of the french state stance on freedom of expression and career branded the front cover disgusting with turkeys prosecutors launching a criminal probe now in response to the shoddy had no publication the turkish president slammed it as hostility towards islam he said disrespect for the prophet mohammed is spreading like a cancer especially among european
My teenage gang rules here. We will go. Through with. The navy will. I. Was. In for the. Bell the way. You. All. Come out to r. T. Now in light of todays events in france a country has raised its Terror Threat system to the highest level 3 people were killed with at least one beheaded in a cathedral in the city of nice several other people were injured the suspect was arrested after being shot and wounded french anti terror prosecutors to have launched a probe into the incident but within the last hour president micron has been visiting the scene in nice has given his reaction he said the country was in danger and ordered the tightening of security in schools he also said to a visible Army Presence would be boosted nationwide. Only push and i have decided to mobilize more of our soldiers in the next few hours and we will expand the mobilization within the framework of the guard duty operation from 30027000 soldiers on our soil. With more now on the events of today his shell it depends.