Man with 'machete' arrested in failed attack during vigil in Nice

A man was arrested wielding what is being described as a “machete” or a “long knife” Friday afternoon in Nice, France after a failed attack on a vigil for victims of Thursday’s terror attack. Thankfully there don’t seem to be any reports of injuries and police quickly whisked him away:

Man tries to attack people with machete at vigil for Victims of the #NiceAttack https://t.co/QH97DgD07X pic.twitter.com/uPYbsAlSes

— The Sun (@TheSun) July 15, 2016

More from BuzzFeed’s Ryan Broderick:

Man just arrested at #niceattack vigil

— Ryan Broderick (@broderick) July 15, 2016

Eye witnesses say he had a "large knife". One described it as a "machete". Said he was trying to attack people.

— Ryan Broderick (@broderick) July 15, 2016

Crowd screamed at him as he was put in police car pic.twitter.com/fR0oe2mrPA

— Ryan Broderick (@broderick) July 15, 2016

Members of the #NiceAttack crowd were crying. News crews chased cop car down the street. pic.twitter.com/NHCyi5SsUq

— Ryan Broderick (@broderick) July 15, 2016

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