Imposed across europe as a surge in the coronavirus impacts life on the continent. While we begin with our breaking news out of france 3 people have been killed in a knife attack at a church in the Southern City of nice several others have been injured its acar was wounded by police and is in custody in hospital frances antiterrorism prosecutors have taken over the investigation the mayor of nice says it will say a terrorist attack and called for a crackdown on what he describes as islam will fascism. What are the risks we are hurt to once again see that our city is taken like this i want to tell the families of the victims of this barbaric attack that everyone in the community is by your side i want to say that we can no longer with the laws of peace in our country wipe out islamofascism while david chase is joins us now on the line from nice david we understand it the french president is on the scene but just start us off with the attack is there any more that you can tell us of any
Incumbent president is hoping to secure a term for the opposition says that unconstitutional look at the latest from correspondent on the ground. Im Rebecca Ritters welcome to the Program French police say theyve arrested a suspect over the shooting of a Greek Orthodox priest in the Southern City of lay on the priest was gunned down outside his church and is in Critical Condition the citys mayor says the motive is not yet known but it comes on the back of a string of terror attacks in the country just 2 days early a suspected islam most militant killed 3 people in a Catholic Church in the city of nice. The priest was just closing up this Greek Orthodox church late saturday afternoon when he was shot twice. Police kept the area fenced off warning the public to stay away prosecutors have opened an investigation into attempted murder. At this stage we dont know what the motive is behind the attack no line of inquiry is preferred all rolled out so i wouldnt comment on the target of what so
On saturday what we know is that the orthodox priest was severely injured he is still in a very Critical Condition but he is a life and also another interesting fact came up an orthodox another orthodox priest who actually knows the person who was attacked told french media that the reason for the attack might be a personal one because there has been a fight going on over years between a church goer and this orthodox priest so this actually might be the reason but prosecutors say theyre still looking in all its all direction so its not clear yet what the motive off this attack is yeah as you say not clear but it does come at a time after a string of attacks in france how people how worried are people in france about these attacks. Wary worried i mean we been seeing this attack here in news just on on thursday in the church you can just see behind me theyre not sure damn bus really here in nice and weve been talking to too many different people over the last couple of days and the react
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