Arson in Cemetery and Church in Nice a Day Before Bastille Day Attack
A fire was set in the cemetery of Caucade in Nice West, where three tombs were blackened. One hour later, a fire was discovered in the church of Saint-Marc and a door was damaged.
From a statement by Christian Estrosi, President of the Region Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, President of the Nice Métropole Riviera, and Philippe Pradal, Mayor of Nice: "According to the rescue services, the origin of these fires seems voluntary. We strongly condemn these criminal acts would be committed against holy places that are a cemetery and a church. We wish that light be shed on these fires. We are at the disposal of the National Police in charge of the investigation, and will provide all the files of video cameras surveilling the affected areas. We thank all the crews of Municipal Police, National Police and Firemen. Thanks to their rapid and effective intervention, there were no victims. Municipal services and metropolitan are already mobilized to restore order as soon as possible to the damaged areas." Source: Azur-tv