Overview

• Police were alerted around 7 p.m. on Thursday to several people, some carrying Palestinian flags, trying to enter the Beth Habad/Loubavitch synagogue on rue Rossini during an aliyah information meeting.
• A pregnant woman was pushed during the confrontation, according to the Alpes‑Maritimes prefecture.
• Three suspects — two women in their 40s and a man in his 60s — were detained and remain in custody as the investigation proceeds.
• The Nice prosecutor’s office is examining counts of aggravated violence with three aggravating circumstances (vulnerable victim, in a group, and motivated by religion) and public insults due to religion.
• Prefect Laurent Hottiaux and Mayor Christian Estrosi condemned the incident, and authorities said officers will stay posted outside the synagogue as long as required.