French police shot a man who threatened people passing by on the street in Montfavet, near Avignon, in the south of France with a gun.
According to the local newspaper Provence, the man would have a firearm.
“The man threatened with his gun and was killed by the police,” said an Avignon police spokesman. “There are no injuries”. “All the clues are being considered, but at the moment we don’t have [indicação] of an Islamic character “.
The investigation was handed over to the Judiciary Police.
This attack happens a few hours after a first attack in Nice. At least three people died.
Meanwhile the news came that a man was arrested in knife attack on French consulate in Saudi Arabia
Tension and revolt in the Arab world against cartoons of Muhammad
Currently in Muslim countries there is a feeling of revolt against the French President, Macron who said France will not renounce Muhammad cartoons, provoking calls for a boycott of French products in the Arab countries.
On October 16th, a french teacher was beheaded by a Russian extremist of Chechen origin for showing caricatures of the prophet Muhammad in a class on freedom of expression.
This Thursday Muslims celebrate the birth of the Prophet Muhammad.
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