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Nice attack: Tunisian suspect is Brahim Aouissaoui, 21, sources say

Aouissaoui originally from village near Kairouan, but lived in Sfax

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Forensic specialists inspect the area after a knife attack at Notre Dame church in Nice, France, October 29, 2020
Forensic specialists inspect the area after a knife attack at Notre Dame church in Nice, France, October 29, 2020
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Tunis/Paris: The Tunisian suspect in Thursday’s attack in Nice is Brahim Aouissaoui, 21, a Tunisian security source and a French police source said.

Aouissaoui is originally from the village of Sidi Omar Bouhajla near Kairouan, but had lately been living in Sfax and police visited his family there on Thursday, the Tunisian source said.

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