Three people were confirmed dead, and that the attacker repeatedly shouted "Allahu Akbhar," or "God is greatest" in Arabic. One of the three victims, a woman, had her throat slashed inside the church. The second victim, a man, was stabbed to death. The third known victim, another woman, was killed in a bar in front of the basilica where she had hidden.
The attack comes amid rising tensions between France and some Muslim nations over some cartoons denigrating the prophet Muhammad. The attack fell on prophet's birthday.
UPDATE: A woman has been decapitated in a suspected terror attack in Nice, French police say.
French media is reporting a knife attack has taken place, which left three dead and several others injured.@skymarkwhite has the latest.
"I am on site with the @PoliceNat06 and the @pmdenice who arrested the perpetrator of the attack. I confirm that everything suggests a terrorist attack in the Basilica of Notre-Dame de #Nice06" https://t.co/RQUq18R4H1
— Kimberley Leonard (@KimberleyeLeo) October 29, 2020
This video is reportedly of the police taking down the suspect.