In a move seen aimed to diffuse criticism, Cazeneuve also launched an internal police investigation into the handling of the attack, the results of which will be published next week, according to French President Francois Hollande who pledged that any police shortfalls will be addressed.
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Hollande said that of the 331 people injured in the attack, 15 were still fighting for their lives.
All 84 people killed in the Nice truck attack have been formally identified, and the death toll for the Bastille Day carnage has not increased despite several people being still in critical condition, a top French official said Wednesday. They were expected to file preliminary charges against them.
Emergency rule has been in place since the attacks on Paris last November in which Islamist militants killed 130 people.
After seven-hour of sometimes tense debate, the parliament voted early Wednesday morning in favor of the law 489 to 26 – the fourth time the state of emergency has been prolonged.
The final version bans gatherings where sufficient security can not be provided and makes it easier to shut places of worship where preachers incite hate or violence.
Christian Estrosi, regional government head in the greater Nice area, said policing was lighter than Prime Minister Manuel Valls claimed, and that concrete blocks were not deployed to seal roads off during the national holiday festivities of July 14.
The Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for the attack, though authorities have said they had not found signs that the extremist group directed it.
The last pictures of Mohamed Lahouaiej Bouhlel.
As tension ran high over risks of further attacks in France, police officials also confirmed that explosives had been found at the home of an arrested taxi driver who was on an intelligence services watchlist.
Those measures failed to stop Behloul, who appears to have methodically planned the attack that ended only when he was shot dead by police.
The suspect received text messages from Bouhlel on the night of the attack, in which Bouhlel praised him for providing the pistol he used during a shootout with police.
French authorities say they believe Mohamed Lahouaiej Behloul became radicalized shortly before the attack, having previously shown little tendency toward religious extremism.
The last extension was to cover the Euro 2016 football tournament and the end of the Tour de France cycling race.
Neighbors told reporters Bouhlel was not particularly a man of religion, but rather a man interested in girls and salsa dancing. His apparent radicalization has puzzled investigators as well as friends and family.
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“This is probably one of the most callous crimes you and I have ever heard of, it’s very cold-blooded and it’s predatory”.
