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Nice Attack: 84 Dead, 202 Wounded, 77 Critical
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- Truck full of explosives rammed into a crowd celebrating Bastille Day.
- 84 dead, 202 injured, 25 on life support and 52 in critical condition.
- Brazil will be holding an emergency Olympics security meeting after Nice attack.
- Ex-wife of attacker held for questioning.
- The driver and gunman, who was shot dead by the police, identified as 31-year-old Mohamed Lahouaiej Bouhlel.
- French-Tunisian identity papers have been found in the truck, along with fake rifles and an inactive grenade.
- France has extended its state of emergency by three months.
- Hollande said France is under constant threat from Islamic terrorism.
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The Quint traces the route that the Nice truck attacker took before killing 84 people on Bastille Day
French Prime Minister has said the death toll is likely to rise and that more attacks are possible.
The Interior Minister has said that the attacker’s motives can not be linked to radical Islam at this point.
Following Germany, Italy and Spain have announced that they will re-impose border controls along the French border after the Nice Attack.
French Investigators Yet to Assess if Nice Attacker Worked Alone or in a Group
French security officials are still assessing whether the Nice attacker was working alone or in a group, but the attack bears the hallmark of Islamist militants, the Paris prosecutor said on Friday.
The investigation will try to determine whether he benefited from accomplices (and) it will also try to find out whether Mohamed Laouaiej Bouhlel had ties to Islamist terrorist organisations. Although yesterday’s attack has not been claimed, this sort of thing fits in perfectly with calls for murder from such terrorist organisations.Francois Molins Paris Prosecutors
Molins, who said Bouhlel’s ex-wife was in police custody, added that the man had shot several times at policemen before his vehicle was stopped and he was killed.
Brazil will be holding an emergency Olympics
Brazil will be holding an emergency Olympics security meeting after Nice attack.
A Paris prosecutor said that ten children and teenagers were killed in the attack. President Hollande has visited the hospital where the wounded victims have been admitted.
The former wife of the gunman and truck driver has been held for questioning.
People Will Carry the Trauma of the Attack: Hollande
The former wife of the gunman and truck driver has been held for questioning.
Alert Lifted at Nice Aiports, Passengers Allowed Inside
The alert at Nice airport has been lifted. Passengers allowed back into the terminal to pick up their bags
Following the attack, the sale procedure for Nice airport–France’s biggest regional airport, has been delayed for eight days, a spokeswoman for the Economy Ministry said.
Neighbours Described Nice Attacker as a Solitary Man
According to The Guardian, neighbours described Nice attacker, Mohamed Lahouaiej-Bouhlel as a solitary figure who did not communicate much with people.He often dressed in shorts and boots.
One of his neighbour said that the only concern she had regarding Bouhlel was the fact that he “eyed her two daughters”.
Neighbours Described Nice Attacker as a Solitary Man
According to The Guardian, neighbours described Nice attacker, Mohamed Lahouaiej-Bouhlel as a solitary figure who did not communicate much with people.He often dressed in shorts and boots.
One of his neighbour said that the only concern she had regarding Bouhlel was the fact that he “eyed her two daughters”.
Neighbours Described Nice Attacker as a Solitary Man
According to The Guardian, neighbours described Nice attacker, Mohamed Lahouaiej-Bouhlel as a solitary figure who did not communicate much with people.He often dressed in shorts and boots.
One of his neighbour said that the only concern she had regarding Bouhlel was the fact that he “eyed her two daughters”.
Neighbours Described Nice Attacker as a Solitary Man
According to The Guardian, neighbours described Nice attacker, Mohamed Lahouaiej-Bouhlel as a solitary figure who did not communicate much with people.He often dressed in shorts and boots.
One of his neighbour said that the only concern she had regarding Bouhlel was the fact that he “eyed her two daughters”.
KEY EVENTS
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French Investigators Yet to Assess if Nice Attacker Worked Alone or in a Group
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People Will Carry the Trauma of the Attack: Hollande
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Alert Lifted at Nice Aiports, Passengers Allowed Inside
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Neighbours Described Nice Attacker as a Solitary Man
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Saudi Clerics Condemn Nice Attack as Crimes by the "Syrian Regime"
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Saudi Clerics Condemn Nice Attack as Crimes by the "Syrian Regime"
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Saudi Clerics Condemn Nice Attack as Crimes by the "Syrian Regime"
