Nice – French police on Tuesday arrested eight associates of the jihadist who killed 86 people when he ploughed his truck into a Bastille Day crowd in Nice, an investigation source said.
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The eight new suspects were arrested in Alpes-Maritimes region and were Tunisian and French nationals who had contact with the driver, Mohamed Lahouaiej Bouhlel, Xinhua news agency reported. Please click the button below to manage your account.
But while the French authorities said Bouhlel had been inspired by IS’s propaganda, they said they had not found anything to show that the group actually orchestrated the assault.
Isis has also claimed responsibility for a series of “lone wolf” attacks carried out by supporters, including the murder of a Catholic priest in Nice and attempted suicide bombing in Germany.
Thank you for reading and relying on TulsaWorld.com for your news and information. It wasn’t immediately clear what the men arrested this week are suspected of.
The string of terror attacks – which have included attacks at Paris cafes and concert halls, at the offices of satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo and others – have highlighted tensions between France and its Muslim community. Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve said Tuesday that the threat to France is higher than ever. A 16-year-old detained on Monday remains in custody.
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The government is seeking financial compensation from the perpetrators for wasting security services’ time and money, and scaring the public unnecessarily.
