A Tunisian man went on trial Monday accused of stabbing to death three people in a church in the southern French city of Nice in 2020, but his insistence that he had no recollection of the events provoked anger among relatives of the victims.

Brahim Aouissaoui, 25, is being tried at a special court in Paris and faces life in jail if convicted. The murderous rampage on October 29, 2020 was one of a number of deadly incidents in France blamed on Islamist radicals since 2015.

Aouissaoui, speaking in Arabic through an interpreter, with his long hair combed back and a short beard, confirmed his identity as the trial opened.

He has insisted he has no memory of the attack and told the court: "I don't remember the facts. I have nothing to say because I don't remember anything."

A cry of rage and despair sounded from court benches reserved for the relatives of victims and their lawyers.

Presiding judge Christophe Petiteau told........

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