| 2015 Nice stabbing | |
| Partof: | Islamic terrorism in Europe |
| Location: | Nice, France |
| Date: | 3 February 2015 |
| Type: | Stabbing |
| Fatalities: | 0 |
| Injuries: | 2 |
| Assailant: | Moussa Coulibaly |
| Motive: | Islamist terrorism |
| Weapons: | Knife |
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-->}}On 3 February 2015, three soldiers, guarding a Jewish community center in Nice, France, were attacked with a knife by Moussa Coulibaly, a lone-wolf terrorist.[1]
Three soldiers were patrolling outside a Jewish communal building housing a Jewish radio station when Moussa Coulibaly rushed at one of the soldiers with a 20-centimetre (7.8-inch) knife aimed at his throat. Coulibaly only managed to wound that soldier in the face before wounding another soldier in the arm.[2] [3] [4] The bulletproof vests worn by the soldiers prevented more serious injuries.
Coulibaly was arrested while attempting to flee.[5] Two accomplices allegedly fled the scene and were not apprehended.
Moussa Coulibaly, age 30, had previous convictions for armed robbery and drug-related crimes.[5] On 28 January 2015 he flew to Turkey, a popular destination at the time for young Europeans intending to fight for ISIL, but French security authorities contacted Turkish authorities who sent him back to France.[5] [6]
He was questioned by police in December 2014 for aggressively sharing his religious beliefs in a gym in Mantes-la-Jolie, Ile-de-France, where he lived with his parents and siblings. Police found handwritten documents about religion in the hotel room near the Gare de Nice-Ville where he was staying at the time of the attack.
Following his arrest, Coulibaly spoke about his hatred of France, of Jews and of the military.[7] [8]
Couliaby was indicted on charges of attempted murder during a terror operation.[9]
US President Donald Trump described the Nice stabbing as one of several terrorist incidents that were "unreported" in news media.[10] [11]