A priest was stabbed this Sunday April 24 inside the Saint-Pierre-d’Arène church in Nice. The suspect was arrested. The terrorist track is not privileged
According to a source familiar with the matter at CNEWS, the priest was attacked during the Office, and would have received three or four blows. The Minister of the Interior, Gérald Darmanin, however assured that his vital prognosis was not engaged.
An attack took place this morning in a church in Nice. The priest is injured. No vital prognosis involved. Solidarity with the parishioners and thanks to the police who quickly arrested the author. The Prefect is there.
— Gérald DARMANIN (@GDarmanin) April 24, 2022
The attacker is a 31-year-old Frenchman living in Nice. The man was previously unknown to the police and intelligence services. He would suffer from bipolarity.
On Twitter, the mayor of the city Christian Estrosi, who went there, spoke of the gesture of an “unbalanced”.
At the Church of Saint Pierre d’Arène with the @prefet06, following the attack on a priest and a parishioner. It would be an unbalanced person who was arrested by the @PoliceNat06 and the @PMdeNice. pic.twitter.com/WzlxIRMmMe
– Christian Estrosi (@cestrosi) April 24, 2022
The deputy and departmental councilor Eric Ciotti, who also went to the scene, shared in a tweet his “tremendous sadness”.
A horrible attack on a priest and a nun has just taken place at the Saint Pierre d’Arène church in Nice. Huge emotion, I am on the scene alongside the Catholic community. pic.twitter.com/L78G4x0SyC
– Eric Ciotti (@ECiotti) April 24, 2022
More information to come.
