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2nd Suspect Held After Deadly Knife Attack at French Church

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   Police in France have detained a second suspect in connection with
   Thursday's deadly knife attack at a church in the city of Nice.

   The suspect is a 47-year-old man believed to have been in contact with
   the attacker the night before the attack at Notre Dame Basilica,
   according to a judicial official,who was not authorized to be publicly
   named.

   In Tunisia, authorities arereportedlyinvestigating whether a group
   called the Mahdi Organization carried out the attack. The state news
   agency TAP reported Friday investigators were also trying to determine
   whether the group exists and that the probe is based on claims of
   responsibility on social media.

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