Vigils are being held across France after at least 84 people were killed and more than 200 injured when a French Tunisian man, named as Mohamed Lahouaiej Bouhlel, ploughed into a Bastille Day crowd.
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These were his first on-camera remarks since the terror attack in Nice on Thursday evening that has left 84 people dead and some 50 people “between life and death”. The website includes a list of government efforts, a directory of organizations and resources for victims and information about terrorist attacks. His known criminal activities include “assault with a weapon, domestic violence, threats and robbery”, but he was never convicted or even associated with terrorism. French police say they found multiple firearms, grenades, and explosives inside the vehicle.
The attacker was shot dead by police. Bouhel was a delivery driver and was married; his wife has been detained since Friday morning, Molins said. “At the crossroads, the police opened fire after the truck driver started driving faster and running people over”, Gutjahr told Meduza news website.
“We can not deny that it was a terror attack”, French President Francois Hollande said.
A truck driven by an individual whose behavior was completely premeditated, rushed forward people along two kilometers in nearby Nice, causing deaths and injuries. “They are suffering more because of the psychological trauma”, said Hollande.
The paper later posted an image of the truck on Twitter, captioning it, “The truck that drove into the crowd”. No one has yet claimed responsibility for the attack.
It marks the second-deadliest attack in France since World War II, following the November 13 terror attacks that killed 130 people.
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President Hollande also stated that the country’s state of emergency has been extended three months from its previously declared end date of July 26, and that the borders of France will be protected by military reserves.
