Man killed near Nice university hospital as emergency department placed under lockdown
A 27-year-old man was fatally stabbed in the Louis Braille/Fenoglio district of Nice, prompting the nearby university hospital's emergency unit to be sealed off.
On Thursday afternoon, a 27-year-old man was killed in a stabbing incident in Nice's Louis Braille/Fenoglio neighbourhood, only a short distance from the university hospital campus. The local prosecutor announced that the case is being investigated, with particular attention to aggravated homicide charges. The exact circumstances surrounding the attack have not yet been clarified.
In response to the incident, the emergency department of the Pasteur 2 facility at the CHU de Nice was placed under a temporary confinement measure around 16:30, as communicated via the hospital’s official Facebook channel. No further details about the victim or any suspects have been released at this stage.
Why it matters
The killing led to a lockdown of a major hospital's emergency services, affecting patient care in Nice.
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