According to local reports, a Tunisian woman, Aïcha B., broke a pew in the Gesù church in Nice on December 6, shouting ‘Allah Akbar’. She was arrested and interned.
Source: Nice Matin, Twitter (X), Le salon beige
Woman breaks pew in Nice church shouting ‘Allah Akbar’
Case information
- Incident date
- Country
- France
- Place
- Nice
- Categories
- Social Hostility / Intolerance
- Attack Against
- Faith
- Perpetrator / Motive Indicators
- Islamist
- Hate Crime & Violent Incidents
- Threats
- Vandalism (all)
- Vandalism of Church
- Insult or Incitement
- Place of Incident
- Church
- Bias Indicators
- Comments/Written Statements/Gestures/Graffiti
- Lack of Other Motive
- Significance of Property/Structure/Location to religious community
- Victim/Witness Perception
- Reported to Police
- Yes
- Response of Local Authorities
- Investigated