Second knife attack in France as suspect shouts ‘Allahu Akbar’
A knifeman has been shot dead by French police this morning, hours after a terror attack in Nice.
The attacker in the southeastern city of Avignon was shot dead after he threatened passers-by and police with a blade, shouting ‘Allahu Akbar’, according to local reports.
It comes after at least three people were left dead and several others injured following a knife attack this morning inside the Notre-Dame Basilica in Nice.
A man has also been arrested for attacking a guard with a ‘sharp tool’ outside the French embassy in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
More to follow.