The French president described the attack as an Islamist terrorist attack.
In Paris, a trial with a 25-year-old Tunisian, a three-year-old defendant in the Basilica of the Mother of God in the Southern French city of Nice, begins on Monday. During the attack on 29 October 2020, several others caused serious injuries there. TASR informs this based on the DPA report.
The offender was detained immediately after the attack, suffered serious injuries. French President Emmanuel Macron later identified the incident as an Islamist terrorist attack. The motive of the attack was considered the re -publishing of controversial cartoons Mohammeda satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo.
Tunisan is charged with a terrorist background and threatens to life imprisonment
Tunisan is accused of murdering and attempting a murder with a terrorist background and is at risk of life imprisonment. The trial is to be carried out until 28 February. According to findings from the investigation, he originally wanted to attack in Paris, but eventually decided to Nice.
Brahim Aouissaoui arrived in France from Italy. According to the prosecutor’s office, his mobile phones were found photographs related to the activities of the Islamic State terrorist organization. At the same time, France described in one of the discovered sound recordings as “a country of unbelievers”.
