On Monday, a Tunisian man was put on trial in France for terrorism-related offenses related to the 2020 Nice basilica massacre, which claimed three lives and was one of several incidents connected to Islamic extremism in the city.
According to the attacker , he has no memory about the incident.
The trial began with just 25-year-old Brahim Aouissaoui in the dock; no sponsors or accomplices had been named.
Fingers are being pointed to Islamic militants by the French authorities as the cause of the third incidence , which is less than three months ago. This was actually what led the government to intensify its security alert at all level.
It occurred during the prosecution in France for the 2015 assaults on Charlie Hebdo, a satirical weekly that depicted the prophet of Islam in cartoons. Many Muslims worldwide were at the moment incensed at France for supporting the drawings and its anti-Islamic radicalism measures. Today, France is still on high alert, particularly for threats from domestic extremists that are being fueled by the internet.