A man reportedly stabbed a French priest multiple times on Sunday (April 24). A nun was also injured in the apparent knife attack. As per the reports, the priest is safe and expected to survive the attack. The French police have said that the incident is not terror-related.&nbsp;

The incident apparently took place near a polling station as the French Presidential Election 2022 is underway. The police also said that the man, who stabbed the priest, was taken into custody.&nbsp;

The French police said that they have managed to arrest the attacker and the priest is out of danger.&nbsp;

France's Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin tweeted that priest's injuries were not life-threatening. He tweeted, "There has been an attack this morning at a church in Nice. The priest was injured, but not seriously."&nbsp;

The tweet added, "Our support to all the parishioners, and our gratitude to the law enforcement agents who rapidly arrested the attacker."&nbsp;

A French politician Eric Ciotti said the priest was stabbed "several times" inside the church. Fox News reported that the priest has been identified as Father Christophe.&nbsp;

Ciotti is a local French politician representing the 1st constituency of Alpes-Maritimes in the National Assembly.&nbsp;

As per media reports, the French cable channel BFM TV quoted police as saying the suspect was a 31-year-old French man and there was no suspicion of terror as being the motive.&nbsp;

Estrosi said the suspect was known to have purchased the knife several days ago. "I want to thank the emergency services and the police for their exemplary work, and I send all my thoughts to the faithful of the parish," Estrosi tweeted.&nbsp;

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A man reportedly stabbed a French priest multiple times on Sunday (April 24). A nun was also injured in the apparent knife attack. As per the reports, the priest is safe and expected to survive the attack.

A man reportedly stabbed a French priest multiple times on Sunday (April 24). A nun was also injured in the apparent knife attack. As per the reports, the priest is safe and expected to survive the attack. The French police have said that the incident is not terror-related. The incident apparently took place near a polling station as the French Presidential Election 2022 is underway. The police also said that the man, who stabbed the priest, was taken into custody. The French police said that they have managed to arrest the attacker and the priest is out of danger. France's Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin tweeted that priest's injuries were not life-threatening. He tweeted, "There has been an attack this morning at a church in Nice. The priest was injured, but not seriously." The tweet added, "Our support to all the parishioners, and our gratitude to the law enforcement agents who rapidly arrested the attacker." A French politician Eric Ciotti said the priest was stabbed "several times" inside the church. Fox News reported that the priest has been identified as Father Christophe. Ciotti is a local French politician representing the 1st constituency of Alpes-Maritimes in the National Assembly. As per media reports, the French cable channel BFM TV quoted police as saying the suspect was a 31-year-old French man and there was no suspicion of terror as being the motive. Estrosi said the suspect was known to have purchased the knife several days ago. "I want to thank the emergency services and the police for their exemplary work, and I send all my thoughts to the faithful of the parish," Estrosi tweeted. WATCH | France: Attacker stabs priest multiple times in Nice ×

Man stabs French priest multiple times; a nun also injured: Report

The four men accused of being accomplices&nbsp;in the killing of an 85-year-old&nbsp;French priest&nbsp;will face a trial by a special jury, which in France is reserved for the most serious crimes.

Jacques Hamel was killed in cold blood in July 2016 as a group of men from the Islamic State (IS) group slit his throat&nbsp;at the foot of the altar. The two murderers were killed by the police, and four others were arrested on the suspicion of being accomplices of the murderers.

The news agency AFP has released exclusive information that the&nbsp;investigating magistrates said the four would face a special jury court, meeting a demand by prosecutors last month.

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One of the main accused is&nbsp;Rachid Kassim, who is being believed to be an IS recruiter and has also been accused of instigating the incident. Although he was assumed dead in Iraq in 2017, he&nbsp;will be tried in absentia as his death has never been confirmed.

The other three face less serious charges of having involvement with a terrorist organisation. One of these three has been identified as&nbsp;Yassine S. who has admitted to travelling with the murderers to apparently "to learn about religion" but has also claimed to have left their company a day before the attack. The other two, identified as&nbsp;Jean-Philippe Steven Jean-Louis and Farid K., are also being charged with being a part of the terrorist group, despite being aware of the intent of the murderers.

The four will be put on trial soon, now, years after the French priest was murdered in cold blood. His death was followed by a series of attack in the capital city of France.

The four men accused of being accomplices in the killing of an 85-year-old French priest will face a trial by a special jury, which in France is reserved for the most serious crimes.

The four men accused of being accomplices in the killing of an 85-year-old French priest will face a trial by a special jury, which in France is reserved for the most serious crimes. Jacques Hamel was killed in cold blood in July 2016 as a group of men from the Islamic State (IS) group slit his throat at the foot of the altar. The two murderers were killed by the police, and four others were arrested on the suspicion of being accomplices of the murderers. The news agency AFP has released exclusive information that the investigating magistrates said the four would face a special jury court, meeting a demand by prosecutors last month. Also read| Macron 'shocked' to hear Black music producer being beaten by French police; officers detained One of the main accused is Rachid Kassim, who is being believed to be an IS recruiter and has also been accused of instigating the incident. Although he was assumed dead in Iraq in 2017, he will be tried in absentia as his death has never been confirmed. The other three face less serious charges of having involvement with a terrorist organisation. One of these three has been identified as Yassine S. who has admitted to travelling with the murderers to apparently "to learn about religion" but has also claimed to have left their company a day before the attack. The other two, identified as Jean-Philippe Steven Jean-Louis and Farid K., are also being charged with being a part of the terrorist group, despite being aware of the intent of the murderers. The four will be put on trial soon, now, years after the French priest was murdered in cold blood. His death was followed by a series of attack in the capital city of France.

Four accused of killing French priest in 2016 to face special jury trial

One of the jihadists who murdered an elderly French priest smiled as he carried out the attack, and nuns who witnessed the grisly murder said the killers spoke about the Quran. 
 
The two nuns who were in the church when Father Jacques Hamel was killed, his throat slit on the altar, said the men appeared aggressive and nervous during the attack at the Eglise Saint-Etienne in Normandy on July 26. 
 
Then, one of the attackers seemed pleased. 
 
&quot;I got a smile from the second (man). Not a smile of triumph, but a soft smile, that of someone who is happy,&quot; nun Sister Huguette Peron told Catholic newspaper La Vie on Friday. 
 
Abdel Malik Petitjean and Adel Kermiche, both 19, had pledged allegiance to the Islamic State group and both were killed by police in the shock attack. 
 
The men stormed the 17th-century stone church during mass in the town of Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray, taking several hostages before killing the priest and seriously wounding another captive. 
 
One nun fled the scene and alerted the police, leaving Sister Huguette and Sister Helene Decaux, both in their 80s, in the church with the jihadists. At one point, Sister Helene got tired and asked to sit down. &quot;I asked for my cane, he gave it to me,&quot; she said. 
 
Then the men started talking about religion, asking the nun if she was familiar with the Quran. &quot;Yes, I respect it like I respect the Bible, I&#39;ve read several suras. And those that hit me in particular are the suras about peace,&quot; Sister Helene responded. 
 
One of the attackers replied: &quot;Peace, it&#39;s what we want... as long as there are bombs on Syria, we will continue our attacks. And they will happen every day. When you stop, we will stop.&quot; 
 
Neighbours and acquaintances said Kermiche was &quot;obsessed&quot; with going to Syria, where an international coalition including France is carrying out air strikes against the IS jihadist group. 
 
&quot;Are you afraid to die?&quot; one of the attackers asked. The nun said no, then he said: &quot;Why?&quot; &quot;I believe in God, and I know I will be happy&quot; Sister Helene said, as she quietly prayed to herself. 
 
Then they started talking about God. 
 
&quot;Jesus cannot be God and a man. It is you who are wrong,&quot; one of the men said. &quot;Maybe, but too bad,&quot; Sister Huguette replied. At that moment, she prepared for her own death, not knowing what was coming next. 
 
&quot;Thinking I was going to die, I offered my life to God&quot; she added. 
 
(AFP)

The two nuns who were in the church when Father Jacques Hamel was killed said the attackers appeared aggressive and nervous

One of the jihadists who murdered an elderly French priest smiled as he carried out the attack, and nuns who witnessed the grisly murder said the killers spoke about the Quran. The two nuns who were in the church when Father Jacques Hamel was killed, his throat slit on the altar, said the men appeared aggressive and nervous during the attack at the Eglise Saint-Etienne in Normandy on July 26. Then, one of the attackers seemed pleased. "I got a smile from the second (man). Not a smile of triumph, but a soft smile, that of someone who is happy," nun Sister Huguette Peron told Catholic newspaper La Vie on Friday. Abdel Malik Petitjean and Adel Kermiche, both 19, had pledged allegiance to the Islamic State group and both were killed by police in the shock attack. The men stormed the 17th-century stone church during mass in the town of Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray, taking several hostages before killing the priest and seriously wounding another captive. One nun fled the scene and alerted the police, leaving Sister Huguette and Sister Helene Decaux, both in their 80s, in the church with the jihadists. At one point, Sister Helene got tired and asked to sit down. "I asked for my cane, he gave it to me," she said. Then the men started talking about religion, asking the nun if she was familiar with the Quran. "Yes, I respect it like I respect the Bible, I've read several suras. And those that hit me in particular are the suras about peace," Sister Helene responded. One of the attackers replied: "Peace, it's what we want... as long as there are bombs on Syria, we will continue our attacks. And they will happen every day. When you stop, we will stop." Neighbours and acquaintances said Kermiche was "obsessed" with going to Syria, where an international coalition including France is carrying out air strikes against the IS jihadist group. "Are you afraid to die?" one of the attackers asked. The nun said no, then he said: "Why?" "I believe in God, and I know I will be happy" Sister Helene said, as she quietly prayed to herself. Then they started talking about God. "Jesus cannot be God and a man. It is you who are wrong," one of the men said. "Maybe, but too bad," Sister Huguette replied. At that moment, she prepared for her own death, not knowing what was coming next. "Thinking I was going to die, I offered my life to God" she added. (AFP)

France church attackers spoke about Quran, gave a 'soft smile'