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French Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve said Saturday there were indications the attacker had been “radicalized very rapidly.” CNN learned Sunday that Bouhlel sent a text message shortly before Thursday’s attack to an unknown recipient saying, “Bring more weapons 5 to C,” according to a representative for the Paris prosecutor’s office. It appears Bouhlel also had…
Details are emerging about the man believed to have been behind the Nice attack – the third devastating terror attack on French soil in 18 months. Main points: Suspect identified as Franco-Tunisian with dual nationality, reports say French authorities have not yet released the name of the man killed by police after ploughing his truck…
Photo Police officers on Friday at the site where a truck barreled for more than a mile through a crowd watching a fireworks display in Nice, France. Credit Valery Hache/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images PARIS — The death toll from the terrorist attack on a Bastille Day fireworks celebration in the southern French city of…
A truck ploughed into a crowd of people in Nice on Thursday night, reportedly killing at least 84 people. Here is what we know so far. What happened? Prosecutors confirmed that at least 84 people were killed when the large white truck ploughed through a crowd watching Bastille Day fireworks in the southern city…
PARIS Dozens of people were killed in the French Riviera city of Nice late on Thursday when a truck ploughed into crowds watching a fireworks display on France’s Bastille Day national holiday, the mayor said on Twitter. BFM TV said at least 30 were dead after the truck drove through people on the famed…
(CNN)The mayor of Nice, France, tweeted that a truck ran into a crowd on Bastille Day, killing multiple people. Mayor Christian Estrosi said late Thursday that there are “tens of dead.” “Dear Nice residents, the driver of a truck appears to have caused tens of deaths. Stay for the moment in your homes. More info…
Police officers detain an injured demonstrator during a protest against the French government’s planned labour law reforms, on June 14, 2016 in Paris. Photo: AFP Protests turned violent in Paris once again as an estimated million people were expected to demonstrate against labour reforms nationwide. The latest protest against the government’s unpopular labour laws turned…
Demonstrations around France against a draft labour reform law have turned violent, with at least seven police officers injured and 17 people arrested in Paris and Rennes, which saw the worst clashes. Following changes to soften the bill, the broad-based protest movement has waned from its 31 March peak, when turnout estimates ranged between 390,000…
Paris is once again in tumult on the eve of the COP21 climate summit, a series of negotiations that activists hope will achieve significant strides where past gatherings have failed. On Sunday, protesters clashed with police in the Place de la Republique as thousands more marched in the city to demand meaningful political action on…
Three police officials say a woman who blew herself up during a raid on an apartment in suburban Paris was the cousin of the alleged mastermind of last week’s attacks. But details about Hasna Aitboulahcen’s role in the attacks remain murky following a confusing exchange with police officers moments before she is believed to have…