3 Dead In Apparent Terrorist Knife Attack At Church In Nice, France

French members of the RAID elite tactical police unit search the Notre Dame Basilica after a knife attack in Nice. A man wielding a knife killed three people and injured several others in Thursday’s attack, officials said. The suspected assailant was detained shortly afterwards.

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Updated at 12:25 p.m. ET

A man used a knife to attack people at the Notre Dame Basilica in Nice, France, Thursday, killing three people, authorities say. Several more were injured. Police have arrested a suspect, according to Mayor Christian Estrosi.

Two people were killed inside the church, and another died outside it, according to local media reports.