Muslim Man Jailed For 2020 Attack On Notre Dame Church
A Tunisian muslim migrant, Brahim Aouissaoui, has admitted to the brutal killing of three people, including a beheading, during a 2020 attack at the Notre Dame Basilica in Nice, France. His trial, which began on Monday, revealed chilling details of the attack, with Aouissaoui reportedly showing no remorse for his actions.
On October 29, 2020, Aouissaoui’s attack left three people dead:
- Nadine Devillers, 60, was beheaded inside the church.
- Vincent Loquès, 55, the church sexton.
- Simone Barreto Silva, 44, a worshipper.
Aouissaoui, now 25, told the court that he saw the attack as a justified response to the deaths of Muslims around the world. According to reports from Le Monde, he stated, “Every day, Muslims die. Every day, you kill Muslims. These Muslims are people, too. You don’t care; you have no empathy for them.”
His statement came as a contradiction to his earlier claims that he could not remember the attack. However, medical evaluations found no evidence of brain damage or impaired judgement that could have caused memory loss.
Authorities believe that Aouissaoui had planned the attack well in advance. Before arriving in France, he had travelled from Tunisia to Italy and later made his way into France. He allegedly carried three knives and a Quran in his backpack when he entered the church to carry out the attack.
Despite being shot multiple times by the police while resisting arrest, Aouissaoui survived and now stands trial.
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Following the attack, security measures were tightened at churches across France. Many Muslim leaders strongly condemned the violence, emphasizing that such acts do not reflect Islamic teachings.
Lahouary Siali, an imam from Toulouse, rejected Aouissaoui’s claims of religious justification, stating:
“These people have no spirit or reason and want to make another interpretation (of the Quran) that we firmly reject. We have not mandated anyone and given no power of attorney to anyone to speak on our behalf. In the name of what philosophy, what spirituality have you come to take the lives of innocent people?”
Aouissaoui’s trial is set to conclude soon, with prosecutors demanding a life sentence without parole. His case is being compared to that of Salah Abdeslam, the only surviving attacker from the 2015 Paris attacks, who received a life sentence without the possibility of release.
This tragic incident remains a grim reminder of the ongoing struggle against extremism and the importance of unity in the face of violence.
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