France terror attack LIVE – ‘Man and woman BEHEADED in Nice church slaughter’

A WOMAN and a man have been beheaded in a suspected terror attack at a church in France, according to media reports.

Several people were reportedly stabbed and a third person is said to have died in the attack at Notre Dame church in Nice, south of France.

Armed police are reported to have swooped on the scene before shooting and arresting the suspect.

Actu17 reports the woman was beheaded and a man had his throat cut outside the church before the suspect was shot, citing unnamed sources.

Nice mayor Christian Estrosi tweeted: “I confirm that everything suggests a terrorist attack in the Notre-Dame Basilica.”

The National Anti-Terrorism Prosecutors Office confirmed they have launched an investigation.

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