Tunisian Man Sentenced to Life in Prison for 2020 Nice Church Attack

Brahim Aouissaoui, convicted of killing three people in a brutal knife attack, receives France's harshest penalty with no chance of parole.

Brahim Aouissaoui, a 25-year-old Tunisian man, was sentenced to life imprisonment without parole for the 2020 knife attack at the Basilica of Notre-Dame in Nice, France.
The attack resulted in the deaths of three victims: Nadine Devillers, who was nearly decapitated; Simone Barreto Silva, who was stabbed 25 times; and Vincent Loqués, whose throat was slit.
Prosecutors described Aouissaoui as driven by jihadist ideology and seeking revenge for perceived Western actions against Muslims, with the court deeming him a high risk for reoffending.
Aouissaoui, who entered Europe from Tunisia shortly before the attack, carried a Quran, three knives, and two mobile phones during the assault and was apprehended after being shot by police.
The sentencing follows a series of Islamist-linked attacks in France since 2015, including the beheading of teacher Samuel Paty just two weeks prior to the Nice attack.