2016 Nice truck attack

2016 Islamist terrorist attack in France July 2026 July 2016 2016 Nice truck attack Nice Promenade des Anglais FRANCE-cropped.jpg The Promenade des Anglais, the site of the attack 2016 Nice attack.png Route of the attacker from west to east 300px Promenade des Anglais, Nice, France People attending or participating in a Bastille Day parade 43.6936 7.2557 region:FR-06_type:event inline,title 2016 07 14 yes 22:30 – 22:35 CEST Vehicle-ramming attack 87 (including the perpetrator)https://bnonews.com/index.php/2016/08/death-toll-from-france-truck-attack-rises-to-85/ Death toll from France truck attack rises to 85 4 August 2016 BNO Newshttp://www.startribune.com/nice-truck-attack-claims-86th-victim/390715371 Nice truck attack claims 86th victim 19 August 2016 Star Tribune 23 August 2016 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20160821175505/http://www.startribune.com/nice-truck-attack-claims-86th-victim/390715371/ 21 August 2016 458 Mohamed Lahouaiej-Bouhlel * 19-tonne Renault Midlum 270 cargo truck .32-caliber semi-automatic handgun Islamic extremism On the evening of 14 July 2016, a 19-tonne cargo truck was deliberately driven into crowds of people celebrating Bastille Day on the Promenade des Anglais in Nice, France, resulting in the deaths of 86 peoplen Eighty-four of the victims died on the day of the attack, the 85th victim died three weeks later and the 86th victim died a month after the attack. and injuring 458 others.2017-12-01 Attentat de Nice : six mois après, trois personnes toujours hospitalisées https://france3-regions.franceinfo.fr/provence-alpes-cote-d-azur/attentat-nice-six-mois-apres-trois-personnes-toujours-hospitalisees-1173181.html 2025-08-30 France 3 Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur fr-FRhttps://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/14/world/europe/nice-attack-france-bastille-day.html France Remembers the Nice Attack:We Will Never Find the Words The New York Times 15 July 2017 16 Feb 2022 Rubin Alissa J. Breeden Aurelien The driver was Mohamed Lahouaiej-Bouhlel, a Tunisian living in France.Attentat de Nice : ce que l'on sait du chauffeur, Mohamed Lahouaiej Bouhlel http://tempsreel.nouvelobs.com/societe/attaque-de-nice/20160715.OBS4681/attentat-de-nice-ce-que-l-on-sait-du-chauffeur-du-camion.html 15 July 2016 Nouvel Obs fr-FRhttp://www.europe1.fr/faits-divers/attentat-a-nice-ce-que-lon-sait-du-supect-2800117 Europe1 Attentat à Nice : le suspect a été formellement identifié 15 July 2016 fr The attack ended following an exchange of gunfire, during which he was shot and killed by police. The Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attack, saying Lahouaiej-Bouhlel answered its "calls to target citizens of coalition nations that fight the Islamic State". On 15 July, François Molins, the prosecutor for the Public Ministry, which oversaw the investigation, said the attack bore the hallmarks of jihadist terrorism.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/world-europe-36799172 France lorry attack: As it happened (all updates from start until 15 July, 21:54) BBC 15 July 2016 On 15 July, French president François Hollande called the attack an act of Islamic terrorism, announced an extension of the state of emergency (which had been declared following the November 2015 Paris attacks) for a further three months, and announced an intensification of French airstrikes on ISIL in Syria and Iraq. France later extended the state of emergency until 26 January 2017.Temporary Reintroduction of Border Control http://ec.europa.eu/dgs/home-affairs/what-we-do/policies/borders-and-visas/schengen/reintroduction-border-control/index_en.htm European Commission 15 September 2016 The French government declared three days of national mourning starting on 16 July. Thousands of extra police and soldiers were deployed while the government called on citizens to join the reserve forces. On 21 July, prosecutor François Molins said that Lahouaiej-Bouhlel planned the attack for months and had help from accomplices.Nice attacker plotted for months with 'accomplices' https://edition.cnn.com/2016/07/21/europe/nice-france-attacker-plot-accomplices CNN 21 July 2016BBC https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-36859312 https://web.archive.org/web/20160721181557/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-36859312 21 July 2016 Nice attack: Prosecutor says suspect had accomplices 21 July 2016 21 July 2016http://www.france24.com/en/20160721-nice-truck-attack-killer-support-accomplices-premeditated-attack France24 Nice truck killer had support, accomplices for carefully planned attack 21 July 2016 21 July 2016 By 1 August, six suspects had been taken into custody on charges of "criminal terrorist conspiracy", three of whom were also charged for complicity in murder in relation to a terrorist enterprise. On 16 December three further suspects, allegedly involved in the supply of illegal weapons to Lahouaiej-Bouhlel, were charged. Sky News http://news.sky.com/story/truck-attack-in-nice-three-more-people-charged-with-helping-killer-10699148 17 December 2016 27 December 2016 Truck attack in Nice: Three more people charged with helping killerLibération http://www.liberation.fr/societe/2016/12/16/attentat-de-nice-trois-suspects-presentes-a-la-justice_1535719 Attentat de Nice: trois suspects présentés à la justice fr 16 December 2016 27 December 2016 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20170108033832/http://www.liberation.fr/societe/2016/12/16/attentat-de-nice-trois-suspects-presentes-a-la-justice_1535719 8 January 2017 La Dépêche du Midi http://www.ladepeche.fr/article/2016/12/18/2481356-attentat-de-nice-trois-suspects-mis-en-examen-et-ecroues.html fr Attentat de Nice: trois suspects mis en examen et écroués 18 December 2016 27 December 2016 On 13 December 2022, eight people accused of helping the attacker were found guilty and given sentences ranging from two to 18 years. The attack has been classified as jihadist terrorism by Europol.EU Terrorism Situation and Trend Report (TE-SAT) 2017 https://www.europol.europa.eu/activities-services/main-reports/eu-terrorism-situation-and-trend-report-te-sat-2017 EU Terrorism Situation & Trend Report (Te-Sat) Europol 2017 22–28 978-92-95200-79-1 Background thumb|right|Bastille Day celebrations on beach below Promenade des Anglais, 2014 On the morning before the attack, French President François Hollande said the national state of emergency, put in place after the November 2015 Paris attacks, would end after the 2016 Tour de France finished on 26 July 2016.http://www.france24.com/fr/20160714-hollande-fin-etat-durgence-ei-tour-france-26-juillet-terrorisme-attentats-13-novembre Hollande confirme la fin de l'état d'urgence après le Tour de France Hollande confirms the end of a state of emergency after the Tour de France France 24 14 July 2016 fr https://web.archive.org/web/20160715142944/http://www.france24.com/fr/20160714-hollande-fin-etat-durgence-ei-tour-france-26-juillet-terrorisme-attentats-13-novembre 15 July 2016 dead France had just finished hosting the Euro 2016 football tournament, during which the country had extensive security measures in place. Some matches were played in Nice, ending with the England–Iceland match on 27 June.https://www.theguardian.com/football/2016/jun/07/euro-2016-creates-huge-security-headache-for-french-police Euro 2016 fan zones in spotlight as France finalises huge security operation Angelique Chrisafis The Guardian 16 July 2016 On the evening of 14 July in Nice, the Bastille Day celebrations on the waterfront Promenade des Anglais, dubbed "Prom'Party" by the city of Nice,http://www.lemonde.fr/les-decodeurs/article/2016/07/22/securite-a-nice-quelles-questions-restent-en-suspens-apres-l-attentat-du-14-juillet_4973425_4355770.html Sécurité à Nice : les questions en suspens après l'attentat du 14 juillet fr 22 July 2016 24 July 2016 Le Monde drew crowds of 30,000 and included an aerial display by the French Air Force.Fête nationale du 14 juillet https://www.nice.fr/fr/l-agenda/fete-nationale-du-14-juillet?type=events 2020-12-10 www.nice.fr fr The Promenade des Anglais had been closed to traffic and, as in preceding years, a long section had been converted into a pedestrian zone. The customary Bastille Day fireworks display took place between 22:00 and 22:20.Higgins Andrew In Nice, a Vibrant Celebration Gives Way to a Trail of Death The New York Times 14 July 2016 https://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/15/world/europe/nice-bastille-day.html 15 July 2016https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-36801671 Nice attack: What we know of the Bastille Day killings BBC 15 July 2016 23 August 2016http://www.liberation.fr/france/2016/07/17/la-securite-autour-du-feu-d-artifice-de-nice-etait-elle-suffisante_1466631 La sécurité autour du feu d'artifice de Nice était-elle suffisante ? Pierre Alonso 17 July 2016 liberation.fr Attack Timeline of attack right 25% 11 July: Mohamed Lahouaiej-Bouhlel rented a 19-tonne Renault Midlum 270 cargo truck in Saint-Laurent-du-Var.https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/world/bastille-day-truck-attack-nice-france https://web.archive.org/web/20160718220726/https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/world/bastille-day-truck-attack-nice-france/ dead 18 July 2016 The mile-long site where a truck hit hundreds in Nice, France The Washington Post 16 July 2016 17 July 2016https://ukdefencejournal.org.uk/nice-attack-now-know/ Nice Attack: What do we know? UK Defence Journal 15 July 2016http://www.diariosur.es/internacional/201607/16/camion-descatalogado-convertido-arma-20160716014541-v.html Un camión descatalogado convertido en arma letal Diario Sur 16 July 2016 14 July: 21:34 – Lahouaiej-Bouhlel is reported to have arrived on a bicycle in the Auriol quarter of Nice to collect the parked truck.http://www.nicematin.com/faits-divers/ce-que-lon-sait-de-lauteur-presume-de-lattentat-mis-a-jour-64991 Ce que l'on sait de l'auteur présumé de l'attentat [mis à jour] Nice-Matin 16 July 2016 26 July 2016 22:00 – Lahouaiej-Bouhlel is reported to have arrived in Magnan quarter of Nice.Nice-Matin http://www.nicematin.com/faits-divers/le-temoignage-de-cette-femme-qui-aurait-vu-le-camion-fou-des-22-heures-64857 Le témoignage de cette femme qui aurait vu le camion fou dès 22 heures 15 July 2015 23 August 2016 22:27 – Lahouaiej-Bouhlel is reported to have sent an SMS message asking for more weapons.http://www.rtbf.be/info/dossier/attentat-a-nice-un-camion-a-fonce-dans-la-foule-lors-du-14-juillet/detail_attentat-de-nice-ces-intrigants-sms-que-le-tueur-aurait-envoyes-avant-de-passer-a-l-acte?id=9355744 Attentat de Nice: ces intrigants SMS que le tueur aurait envoyés avant de passer à l'acte rtbf.be 17 July 2016https://www.latimes.com/world/europe/la-fg-nice-attack-20160717-snap-story.html Perpetrator of Nice terror attack asked for 'more weapons' before rampage began, authorities say Erik Kirschbaum Los Angeles Times 17 July 2016 22 July 2016http://www.lemonde.fr/societe/article/2016/07/22/nice-cinq-suspects-mis-en-examen-pour-association-de-malfaiteurs-terroriste-criminelle_4972976_3224.html Le Monde 22 July 2016 25 July 2016 Attaque de Nice: un projet " mûri depuis plusieurs mois " et plusieurs complices Soren Seelow 22:30 – Lahouaiej-Bouhlel drove the truck eastward onto Promenade des Anglais near the Fondation Lenval Children's Hospital.https://www.reuters.com/article/us-europe-attacks-nice-timeline-idUSKCN0ZX0GA?il=0 Timeline: The Bastille Day attack in Nice Reuters 17 July 2016 https://nationalpost.com/news/world/tracing-the-nice-rampage-there-was-an-awful-panic-people-were-running-everywhere Tracing the Nice rampage: 'There was an awful panic, people were running everywhere' National Post 15 July 2016 22:33 – The municipal police at Centre Universitaire Méditerranéen reported the truck. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/jul/24/french-minister-sues-police-officer-over-nice-bastille-day-claims French minister sues police officer over Nice Bastille Day claims The Guardian 24 July 2016http://www.lejdd.fr/Societe/La-policiere-responsable-de-la-videosurveillance-a-Nice-On-m-a-mise-en-ligne-avec-le-ministere-de-l-Interieur-798793 La policière responsable de la vidéosurveillance à Nice : "On m'a mise en ligne avec le ministère de l'Intérieur" leJDD 24 July 2016 22:35:47 – The truck came to a halt next to the Palais de la Méditerranée hotel.http://tempsreel.nouvelobs.com/societe/attaque-de-nice/20160725.OBS5261/attentat-de-nice-le-factuel-plutot-que-les-polemiques.html Attentat de Nice : les faits plutôt que les polémiques L'Obs 26 July 2016 22:35 – Lahouaiej-Bouhlel was shot dead by police. right All times are CEST (UTC+2). thumb|left|Annotated map showing course of attack along the Promenade des Anglais thumb|left|The white truck, a Renault Midlum,http://www.franceinfo.fr/fil-info/article/attentat-de-nice-le-camion-n-avait-pas-le-droit-de-circuler-un-jour-ferie-et-n-etait-pas-806785 Attentat : le camion n'avait pas le droit de circuler dans Nice en raison d'un arrêté préfectoral et municipal 19 July 2016 franceinfo.fr 24 July 2016 16 August 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160816232529/http://www.franceinfo.fr/fil-info/article/attentat-de-nice-le-camion-n-avait-pas-le-droit-de-circuler-un-jour-ferie-et-n-etait-pas-806785 dead stopped in the distance (large white truck in distant middle lane) on the Promenade des Anglais on the morning after the attack thumb|A pair of shoes lie on the ground shortly after the attack. On 14 July in Nice, at approximately 22:30, just after the end of the Bastille Day fireworks display, a white 19-tonne Renault Midlum cargo truck emerged from the Magnan quarter of Nice turning eastward on to the Promenade des Anglais, then closed to traffic, near the Fondation Lenval Children's Hospital.http://www.francetvinfo.fr/faits-divers/terrorisme/attaque-au-camion-a-nice/comment-le-camion-a-t-il-pu-circuler-sur-la-promenade-des-anglais-pourtant-fermee-a-la-circulation_1548357.html Comment le camion a-t-il pu circuler sur la promenade des Anglais pourtant fermée à la circulation ? 15 July 2016 francetvinfo.fr Travelling at close to 90 km/h mph and mounting the pavement as if out of control, it hit and killed numerous bystanders before passing the Centre Universitaire Méditerranéen, where it was first reported by municipal police.http://www.liberation.fr/france/2016/07/20/securite-a-nice-370-metres-de-questions_1467531 Sécurité à Nice. 370 mètres de questions Grégoire Biseau Sylvain Mouillard Willy Le Devin Ismaël Halissat 20 July 2016 liberation.fr https://web.archive.org/web/20160723082327/http://www.liberation.fr/france/2016/07/20/securite-a-nice-370-metres-de-questions_1467531 23 July 2016 dead http://europe.newsweek.com/final-moments-muslim-mum-seven-first-killed-nice-attack-481274 Nice Attack: Final Moments of Muslim Grandmother Who Was First Victim Jack Moore Newsweek 18 July 2016 23 July 2016 400 m ft from the children's hospital, at the intersection with Boulevard Gambetta, the truck accelerated and mounted the kerb to force its way through police barriers—a police car, a crowd control barrier and lane separatorshttp://www.liberation.fr/france/2016/07/17/la-securite-autour-du-feu-d-artifice-de-nice-etait-elle-suffisante_1466631 La sécurité autour du feu d'artifice de Nice était-elle suffisante ? Pierre Alonso 17 July 2016 liberation.fr https://web.archive.org/web/20160720082717/http://www.liberation.fr/france/2016/07/17/la-securite-autour-du-feu-d-artifice-de-nice-etait-elle-suffisante_1466631 20 July 2016 dead —marking the beginning of the pedestrianised zone.http://www.challenges.fr/france/20160716.CHA1900/en-direct-attentat-de-nice-4-hommes-interpelles-dans-l-entourage-du-tueur.html EN DIRECT Attentat de Nice: le camion a forcé le passage 16 July 2016 challenges.fr 24 July 2016 20 July 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160720094337/http://www.challenges.fr/france/20160716.CHA1900/en-direct-attentat-de-nice-4-hommes-interpelles-dans-l-entourage-du-tueur.html dead Having broken through the barrier, the truck, moving in a zigzag fashion, knocked down random members of the crowd milling about on the pavement and in the three traffic lanes on the seaward side of the Promenade.http://www.lemonde.fr/police-justice/article/2016/07/14/a-nice-un-camion-fonce-dans-la-foule-reunie-pour-les-festivites-du-14-juillet_4969589_1653578.html Ce que l'on sait de l'attentat commis à Nice What we know of the attack in Nice 14 July 2016 29 September 2016 lemonde.fr fr The driver tried to keep the truck on the pavement—returning to the road only when blocked by a bus shelter or pavilion—thus increasing the number of deaths.http://www.liberation.fr/france/2016/07/15/nice-la-nuit-de-l-apocalypse_1466516 Nice, la nuit de l'apocalypse Alain Auffray Arnaud Vaulerin Pierre Alonso Stéphanie Harounyan Laure Bretton Mathilde Frénois Amélie Quentel 15 July 2016 liberation.fr After reaching the Hotel Negresco, the speed of the truck, already travelling more slowly, was further slowed down by a passing cyclist, whose attempts to open the cabin door were abandoned after being threatened with a gun through the window.http://www.nicematin.com/faits-divers/video-ce-nicois-raconte-comment-il-a-tente-douvrir-la-porte-du-camion-quand-le-terroriste-la-braque-65301 Ce Niçois raconte comment il a tenté d'ouvrir la porte du camion quand le terroriste l'a braqué 18 July 2016 28 July 2016 Nice-Matin This was followed by a motorcyclist, who threw his scooter under the front wheels of the truck at the intersection with rue Meyerbeer, mounted the truck's running board and struck the driver before being hit with the butt of the driver's gun, suffering moderate injuries as he fell off the truck.http://www.nicematin.com/faits-divers/exclusif-le-heros-au-scooter-raconte-jetais-pret-a-mourir-pour-larreter-66294 Nice-Matin Le héros au scooter raconte: "J'étais prêt à mourir pour l'arrêter" 22 July 2016 28 July 2016 frhttp://www.nicematin.com/faits-divers/la-ville-de-nice-a-honore-franck-gwenael-et-alexandre-ses-trois-heros-de-lattentat-67284 Nice-Matin 26 July 2016 28 July 2016 La ville de Nice a honoré Franck, Gwenaël et Alexandre, ses trois héros de l'attentat frhttp://lci.tf1.fr/france/faits-divers/nice-un-motard-a-t-il-tente-d-arreter-le-camion-en-s-accrochant-desesperement-8766446.html Nice: le motard qui a poursuivi le poids lourd a-t-il également essayé de le désarmer ? Mélanie Faure 16 July 2016 lci.tf1.fr dead https://web.archive.org/web/20160718022921/http://lci.tf1.fr/france/faits-divers/nice-un-motard-a-t-il-tente-d-arreter-le-camion-en-s-accrochant-desesperement-8766446.html 18 July 2016https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/07/15/hero-motorcyclist-attempted-to-stop-nice-terror-attacker Hero motorcyclist attempted to stop Nice terror attacker The Telegraph 16 July 2016 Willgress Lydia Henry Samuel The driver fired several shots at police from his 7.65 mm firearm, close to the Hotel Negresco, https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-36808020 Nice attack: Lorry driver confirmed as Mohamed Lahouaiej-Bouhlel BBC News 16 July 2016 as police arrived; they returned fire with their 9mm Sig Sauer handguns, gave chase to the vehicle and attempted to disable it.http://tempsreel.nouvelobs.com/societe/attaque-de-nice/20160715.OBS4681/attentat-de-nice-ce-que-l-on-sait-du-chauffeur-du-camion.html Attentat de Nice: ce que l'on sait du chauffeur du camion 15 July 2016 tempsreel.nouvelobs.com The truck travelled a further 200 m ft until, in a badly damaged state, it came to halthttps://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/07/15/nice-terror-attack-on-bastille-day-everything-we-know-so-far-on/ Nice terrorist attack on Bastille Day: everything we know so far on Monday 18 July 2016 1 August 2016 The Daily Telegraph Henderson Barney Sabur Rozina at 22:35 next to the Palais de la Méditerranée approximately five minutes after the start of the attack.Marianne http://www.marianne.net/exclusif-chronologie-attentat-du-14-juillet-etablie-policiere-nice-100244651.html Exclusif : la chronologie de l'attentat du 14-Juillet établie par la policière de Nice 24 July 2016 27 July 2016https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/jul/15/nice-truck-attack-victims-survivors-bastille-day-crowds Bastille Day attack: 'Hysterical crowds were running from death' 24 July 2016 15 July 2016 The Guardian There, two national police officers shot and killed the driver. Immediate aftermath Multiple bullet holes were seen in the windscreen and cab of the truck.BBC News 16 July 2016 1 August 2016 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-36801671 Nice attack: What we know about the Bastille Day killings The entire attack took place over a distance of 1.7 km mi, between numbers 11 and 147 of the Promenade des Anglais, resulting in the deaths of 86 people and creating high levels of panic in the crowds.Attaque à Nice : au moins 77 morts, un suspect abattu http://www.leparisien.fr/faits-divers/en-direct-attentat-a-nice-un-camion-fonce-dans-la-foule-de-nombreux-morts-14-07-2016-5967837.php 15 July 2016 14 July 2016 Some were injured as a result of jumping onto the pebbled beach several metres below the Promenade.http://www.leprogres.fr/france-monde/2016/07/15/a-nice-des-scenes-d-horreurs-sur-la-promenade-des-anglais 16 July 2016 leprogres.fr A Nice des scènes d'horreur sur la promenade des Anglais In addition to the firearm used during the attack, an ammunition magazine, a fake Beretta pistol, a dummy grenade, a replica Kalashnikov rifle, and a replica M16 rifle were found in the cabin of the truck. Also recovered were a mobile phone and personal documents, including an identity card, a driver's licence, and credit cards. There were several pallets and a bicycle in the rear of the truck.https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-36808020 Nice attack: Lorry driver confirmed as Mohamed Lahouaiej-Bouhlel BBC News 15 July 2016 15 July 2016https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/07/16/nice-terror-attack-truck-driver-who-killed-84-named----the-news Nice terror attack: Truck driver who killed 84 named – the news as it unfolded on Friday, 15 July The Telegraph 16 July 2016 29 July 2016 Boyle Danny Morgan Tom Chazan David Turner Camilla Willgress Lydia Allen Peter Samuel Henry Rothwell James Millward Davidhttp://www.aljazeera.com/news/2016/07/nice-attack-driver-lorry-attack-160715155251020.html Nice attack: Who was the driver in the lorry attack? AlJazeera 15 July 2016 2 August 2016 Perpetrator Mohamed Lahouaiej-Bouhlel thumb|upright|left|Lahouaiej-Bouhlel, on his residency permit Personal life French police identified the perpetrator as Mohamed Lahouaiej-Bouhlel, a 31-year-old man of Tunisian nationality,Attentat de Nice: ce que l'on sait du tueur du 14 juillet http://www.atlantico.fr/pepites/attentat-nice-que-on-sait-tueur-14-juillet-2765127.html 15 July 2016 15 July 2016 Atlantico fr 30 September 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180930121815/http://www.atlantico.fr/pepites/attentat-nice-que-on-sait-tueur-14-juillet-2765127.html dead born in Tunisia, with a French residency permit and living in Nice. His parents live in Tunisia and had rarely heard from him since he moved to France in 2005.Mohamed Lahouaiej-Bouhlel: who was the Bastille Day truck attacker? https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/jul/15/bastille-day-truck-driver-was-known-to-police-reports-say The Guardian 15 July 2016 16 July 2016 His father said Lahouaiej-Bouhlel underwent psychiatric treatment before he moved to France.https://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/nice-attack-father-of-lorry-killer-speaks-out-as-police-make-arrests-a3297361.html Nice attack: Father of lorry killer speaks out as police make arrests 16 July 2016 16 July 2016 London Evening Standard He married a French-Tunisian cousin, living in Nice, with whom he had three children. According to his wife's lawyer, he was repeatedly reported for domestic violence and the couple separated.http://www.huffingtonpost.fr/2016/07/18/mohamed-lahouaiej-bouhlel-terroriste-nice-attaque-terrorisme_n_110522 Nice: les auditions des amants et maîtresses de Mohamed Lahouaiej-Bouhlel émergent AFP Huffington Post-Le Monde 2 July 2008 21 July 2016September 2017 InternetArchiveBot yes After this separation, Lahouaiej-Bouhlel had a wild sex life according to the prosecutor,http://www.france24.com/en/20160718-nice-attackers-road-terror-Mohamed-Lahouaiej-Bouhlel The Nice attacker's road to terror 18 July 2016 France24 7 October 2016 and had engaged in sexual relations with both men and women, according to an unnamed source.Stéphane Sellami http://www.leparisien.fr/faits-divers/le-siderant-profil-du-terroriste-18-07-2016-5975623.php Attentat de Nice: le sidérant profil du terroriste Le Parisien 19 July 2016 fr 18 July 2016 He was known to French police for five prior criminal offences; notably for threatening behaviour, violence, and petty theft.Nice terror attack: Police arrest killer Mohamed Lahouaiej Bouhlel's wife The Independent 15 July 2016 https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/nice-terror-attack-police-arrest-killer-mohamed-lahouaiej-bouhlels-wife-a7139201.html https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/nice-terror-attack-police-arrest-killer-mohamed-lahouaiej-bouhlels-wife-a7139201.html 1 May 2022 subscription live 15 July 2016 Payton Matt Neighbours reported that Lahouaiej-Bouhlel rarely spoke to them.Vivienne Walt https://time.com/4409306/france-nice-attack-terrorist/ Nice Attack: Was Truck Driver Really a Jihadist? Time 16 July 2016 18 July 2016 François Molins, the prosecutor leading the inquiry into the possible involvement of organised Islamist terrorism, announced on 18 July that information gathered since the attack suggested that, except for a short period leading up to the attack, Lahouaiej-Bouhlel was "a young man completely uninvolved in religious issues and not a practising Muslim, who ate pork, drank alcohol, took drugs and had an unbridled sex life."La Nouvelle République http://www.lanouvellerepublique.fr/France-Monde/Actualite/24-Heures/n/Contenus/Articles/2016/07/18/Lahouaiej-Bouhlel-dragueur-impenitent-et-ultraviolent-a-l-interet-recent-pour-le-jihadisme-2787009 Lahouaiej Bouhlel, dragueur impénitent et ultraviolent à l'intérêt récent pour le jihadisme Catherine Marciano Martin de Montvalon AFP 18 July 2016 19 July 2016 fr Les témoignages recueillis par les enquêteurs depuis l'attentat commis jeudi soir sur la Promenade des Anglais permettent de brosser le portrait d'un jeune homme «très éloigné des considérations religieuses, ne pratiquant pas la religion musulmane, mangeant du porc, buvant de l'alcool, consommant de la drogue et ayant une vie sexuelle débridée», a détaillé lundi le procureur de la République de Paris, François Molins. dead https://web.archive.org/web/20160719135927/http://www.lanouvellerepublique.fr/France-Monde/Actualite/24-Heures/n/Contenus/Articles/2016/07/18/Lahouaiej-Bouhlel-dragueur-impenitent-et-ultraviolent-a-l-interet-recent-pour-le-jihadisme-2787009 19 July 2016 Lahouaiej-Bouhlel sent small sums of money regularly to his family in Tunisia, according to his brother. Days before the attack, in a surprising move, Lahouaiej-Bouhlel persuaded some friends to smuggle bundles of cash worth 100,000 euros illegally to his family.Bastille Day terrorist was radicalised within months and sent £84,000 to his Tunisian family days before attack https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/07/16/bastille-day-terrorist-was-radicalised-within-months-and-sent-84 The Telegraph 17 July 2016 23 August 2016 Chazan David Morgan Tom Turner Camilla Motives The investigation suggested that Lahouaiej-Bouhlel became radicalised shortly before the attack. Prosecutor Molins said that Lahouaiej-Bouhlel had a "clear, recent interest in the radical jihadist movement". Newspapers reported, on the authority of investigators, that evidence found on Lahouaiej-Bouhlel's cellphone showed he may have been in contact Perpetrator of Nice terror attack asked for 'more weapons' before rampage began, authorities say https://www.latimes.com/world/europe/la-fg-nice-attack-20160717-snap-story.html Los Angeles Times 17 July 2016 with individuals in his neighborhood who were known to the French intelligence agencies as Islamic radicals. An intelligence source cautioned that this "could just be a coincidence, given the neighbourhood where he lived. Everyone knows everyone there. He seems to have known people who knew Omar Diaby", a known local Islamist believed to be linked with Al-Nusra Front. Lahouaiej-Bouhlel's computer showed he had carried out Internet searches on the topics "terrible fatal accidents", "horrible fatal accidents", and "shocking video, not for sensitive people" and consulted news articles on fatal accidents, including on 1 January 2016 an article'Strategisch, nicht spontan'. Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, 22 July 2016. Retrieved 10 October 2016 or a photohttp://www.ladepeche.fr/article/2016/07/19/2387143-un-attentat-premedite-influence-par-l-islamisme-radical.html La Depeche "Un attentat prémédité influencé par l'islamisme radical" Attentat du 14-Juillet à Nice 19 July 2016 5 October 2016 fr from a local newspaper about a car crash with the caption: "He deliberately crashes onto the terrace of a restaurant". According to French authorities, friends of Lahouaiej-Bouhlel said he began attending a mosque in April 2016.Nice killer Mohamed Lahouaiej Bouhlel 'only started going to mosque this April' https://www.smh.com.au/world/nice-killer-mohamed-lahouaiej-bouhlel-only-started-going-to-mosque-this-april-20160717-gq7esi.html The Sydney Morning Herald 17 July 2016 18 July 2016 Prosecutor Molins said Lahouaiej-Bouhlel had expressed admiration for ISIL to one of the now-interrogated suspects.Elena Berton Kim Hjelmgaard Paris prosecutor: Nice attacker searched online for Islamic State https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2016/07/18/nice-attackers-link-islamic-state-puzzles-investigators/87239960/ USA Today 18 July 2016 18 July 2016 Paris prosecutor François Molins said Monday that the truck driver who killed 84 people here last week had expressed support for the Islamic State A few months before the attack, Lahouaiej-Bouhlel had shown friends an ISIL beheading video on his phone, and had said to one of the now-arrested suspects, "I'm used to seeing that". Lahouaiej-Bouhlel's computer contained photos of ISIL fighters and ISIL beheadings, of dead bodies, of Osama bin Laden, Algerian jihadist Mokhtar Belmokhtar, the Islamic State flag, a cover of Charlie Hebdo, and images linked to radical Islamism.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-36801763 Attack on Nice: Who was Mohamed Lahouaiej-Bouhlel? BBC News 19 August 2016 19 July 2016 In the weeks before the attack, Lahouaiej-Bouhlel consulted many websites with treatises on Quranic surahs, sites with Islamic religious chants, and sites of ISIL propaganda. He also expressed extremist views, friends told the police. An uncle of Lahouaiej-Bouhlel in Tunisia said that his nephew had been indoctrinated about ten days before the attack by an Algerian ISIL member in Nice.Uncle says France attacker was recruited by Algerian Islamic State member http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-france-nice-truck-attack-20160718-story.html Chicago Tribune 18 July 2016 23 August 2016 Lahouaiej-Bouhlel grew a beard only eight days before the attack, which he told friends was for religious reasons.Nice attacker grew beard in week before truck rampage – prosecutor https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/jul/18/nice-attack-premeditated-mohamed-lahouaiej-bouhlel-beard-prosecutor The Guardian 18 July 2016 23 August 2016 An eyewitness interviewed by the newspaper Nice-Matin recounted hearing, from his balcony, "Allahu Akbar" being shouted three times during the attack;https://web.archive.org/web/20160718120651/http://www.nicematin.com/faits-divers/video-on-a-entendu-plusieurs-fois-allahu-akbar-les-temoins-racontent-apres-lattentat-de-nice-65015 Nice-Matin 18 July 2016 'On a entendu plusieurs fois Allah akbar', les témoins racontent après l'attentat de Nice http://www.nicematin.com/faits-divers/video-on-a-entendu-plusieurs-fois-allahu-akbar-les-temoins-racontent-apres-lattentat-de-nice-65015 18 July 2016 fr dead 15 July 2016 Henderson Barney Graham Chris Gurney-Read Josie 14 July 2016 84 killed in Nice by lorry during Bastille Day celebrations – how the attack unfolded https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/07/14/84-killed-in-nice-by-lorry-during-bastille-day-celebrations---ho/ The Telegraph 15 July 2016 2:19 am 'Driver was 31-year-old from Nice'. The local newspaper, Nice-Matin, said the man driving the truck was a 31-year-old Nice resident of Tunisian origin. The truck driver was said to have shouted 'Allahu Akbar' – God is greatest – before being shot dead by police. similar claims were circulated on social media and in the press.https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/crazed-nice-lorry-terrorist-shouted-8426243 Crazed terrorist 'shouted Allahu Akbar' as he mowed people down 'like skittles' Wellman Alex 15 July 2016 The Daily Mirror 7 December 2016tprincedelamour Napoléon 753766900522422272 15 July 2016 #Nice06 On entend clairement le terroriste qui conduit le camion crier "#Allah Akbar" à la 7ème seconde de la vidéo. Officials have not confirmed the shouting of "Allahu Akbar", while the BBC reported that the rumours about it on social media were "fake". Preparations Lahouaiej-Bouhlel's mobile phone, found in the truck after he was shot by police, gave police information about his preparations.BFMTV Ce que les enquêteurs ont trouvé dans le portable de Mohamed Lahouaiej-Bouhlel http://www.bfmtv.com/societe/ce-que-les-enqueteurs-ont-trouve-dans-le-portable-de-mohamed-lahouaiej-bouhlel-1007287.html 10 October 2016 fr On 12 and 13 July 2016, Bouhlel returned several times to the Promenade des Anglais, the site of the attack, surveying the area in the rented truck. On 12 July, he took some selfies on the Promenade, as Molins confirmed on 18 July. http://www.europe1.fr/societe/attentat-de-nice-lahouaiej-bouhlel-avait-fait-des-reperages-avant-lattaque-2801407 17 July 2016 Europe1 L'auteur de l'attentat de Nice avait effectué des repérages sur la Promenade des Anglais quelques jours avant l'attentat 17 July 2016 fr BBC News https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-36818719 17 July 2016 Nice attack: Driver 'researched route' earlier in week Lahouaiej-Bouhlel's brother said he received images of Lahouaiej-Bouhlel laughing among the holiday crowds in Nice hours before the attack.https://www.reuters.com/article/us-europe-attacks-nice-attacker-exclusiv-idUSKCN0ZX0K0 Exclusive: Brother of Nice attacker says he sent 'laughing' photo amid crowds Reuters 17 July 2016 Victims On the day, 84 people were killed and 450 injured,https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/10/06/nice-killer-visited-italys-little-calais-as-he-was-radicalised-o/ Nice killer visited Italy's 'Little Calais' as he was radicalised over a year before July 14 massacre 14 October 2016 The Telegraphhttp://www.parismatch.com/Actu/Societe/Attentat-a-Nice-au-moins-84-morts-et-18-blesses-en-etat-d-urgence-absolue-1020058 Attentat à Nice: au moins 84 personnes tuées Paris Match fr 15 July 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160716130750/http://www.parismatch.com/Actu/Societe/Attentat-a-Nice-au-moins-84-morts-et-18-blesses-en-etat-d-urgence-absolue-1020058 16 July 2016 deadhttps://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/16/world/europe/attack-nice-bastille-day.html France Says Truck Attacker Was Tunisia Native With Record of Petty Crime 15 July 2016 Blaise Lilia Nossiter Adam Breeden Aurelien Rubin Alissa J. The New York Times 15 July 2016 52 critically; 25 remained on life support the next day; two further people died from their injuries three weeks and just over a month after the attack. On 17 July, 65 injured were still in hospital, 18 in critical condition.Le bilan de l'attentat de Nice porté à 86 morts Le Monde The results of the Nice attack increased to 86 dead http://www.lemonde.fr/societe/article/2016/08/19/le-bilan-de-l-attentat-de-nice-porte-a-86-morts_4985199_3224.htm 4 September 2016 fr 19 August 2016http://www.lemonde.fr/societe/article/2016/08/19/le-bilan-de-l-attentat-de-nice-porte-a-86-morts_4985199_3224.htm October 2016https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-36805164 18 July 2016 Nice attack: Who were the victims? BBC News Fourteen of the dead were children. 434 people were admitted into hospital with injuries due to the attack; some of whom were not admitted immediately. Of the 86 dead, 43 were French nationals and the remaining 43 were foreign nationals of eighteen countries. A regional Islamic association claimed "more than one third" of the victims were Muslims.Rubin Alissa J. Blaise Lilia 19 July 2016 A Third of Nice Truck Attack's Dead Were Muslim, Group Says https://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/20/world/europe/nice-truck-attack-victims-muslims.html The New York Timeshttps://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/nice-attack-latest-news-lorry-terrorism-muslim-victims-isis-a7138156.html https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/nice-attack-latest-news-lorry-terrorism-muslim-victims-isis-a7138156.html 1 May 2022 subscription live One of the first victims of the Nice terror attack was a Muslim Independent.co.uk 15 July 2016 By 19 July, French authorities had formally identified the initial 84 victims, with detailed lists published by Agence France-Presse. Two days later, the Hôtel de Ville in Nice was draped with two long black banners recording the names of those victims.http://www.huffingtonpost.fr/2016/07/19/victimes-attentat-de-nice-identifiees-terrorisme_n_11068092.html Les 84 victimes de l'attentat de Nice identifiées, qui sont-elles? 21 July 2016 23 July 2016 Huffington Post-Le Monde AFP, List of the 84 victimsNice-Matin 22 July 2016 23 July 2016 Les noms des 84 victimes affichés sur la façade de la mairie http://www.nicematin.com/faits-divers/les-noms-des-84-victimes-affiches-sur-la-facade-de-la-mairie-66339, The banners + Nationalities of victims Nationality Dead Injured Ref.France46391Attentat de Nice, qui sont les victimes? http://www.directmatin.fr/france/2016-07-17/attentat-de-nice-qui-sont-les-victimes-734442 Direct Matin 17 July 2016 frItaly84http://www.corriere.it/esteri/16_luglio_14/francia-camion-folla-nizza-almeno-15-morti-diversi-feriti-1f01662a-4a09-11e6-8c21-6254c90f07ee.shtml Attentato Nizza: camion sulla folla e spari, 84 morti. "10 bambini uccisi" È stato un nizzardo di origini tunisine Corriere della Sera Salvatore Frequente Stefano Montefiori Paolo Ottolina Beatrice Montini 14 July 2016 19 July 2016 ithttp://www.repubblica.it/esteri/2016/07/19/news/strage_di_nizza_la_farnesina_conferma_cinque_italiani_tra_le_vittime_ancora_un_disperso-144409861/ Strage di Nizza, la Farnesina conferma: sei italiani tra le vittime la Repubblica https://web.archive.org/web/20160901094742/http://www.repubblica.it/esteri/2016/07/19/news/strage_di_nizza_la_farnesina_conferma_cinque_italiani_tra_le_vittime_ancora_un_disperso-144409861/ 1 September 2016 live 19 July 2016 19 July 2016 itGermany52http://www.wusa9.com/news/nation-now/terror-in-nice-details-of-victims-emerge/274287909 Terror in Nice: Details of victims emerge WUSA 15 July 2016 15 July 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160715184817/http://www.wusa9.com/news/nation-now/terror-in-nice-details-of-victims-emerge/274287909 deadhttp://www.thelocal.fr/20160715/who-were-the-victims-of-the-nice-rampage Who were the victims of the Nice truck rampage? The Local France 15 July 2016Kazakhstan4https://www.nur.kz/1191892-chetyre-kazakhstanki-pogibli-vo-vremya-t.html Chetyre kazakhstanki pogibli Nur.kz ru 18 August 2016 31 August 2016United States3https://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/19/us/nicolas-leslie-berkeley-attack-nice.html American Student, Nicolas Leslie, Died in Attack in Nice, France The New York Times 18 July 2016 Lovett IanOliphant Vickiie http://www.express.co.uk/news/world/690658/American-California-Berkley-student-killed-Nice-France-Bastille-day-attack Third American killed in Nice attack named as 20-year-old 'promising' university student Express.co.uk 18 July 2016 23 July 2016Algeria2http://allafrica.com/stories/201607190927.html Algeria: Nice Attack – Fifth Algerian Victim Identified, 4-Year-Old Boy Seriously Injured allAfrica 18 July 2016 23 July 2016Tunisia2https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/nice-attack-missing-victims_us_57883e74e4b03fc3ee5043dd What We Know About The Victims of the Attack in Nice The Huffington Post 15 July 2016Estonia22http://news.err.ee/v/news/249353f6-e488-4c78-a6f0-024732d0ddb2/two-estonian-nationals-killed-in-nice Two Estonian nationals killed in Nice ERR 19 July 2016http://www.postimees.ee/v2/3769493/kaljurand-infotunnis-nice-is-on-haiglaravil-kolm-eesti-elanikku-millal-nad-koju-saavad-ei-ole-veel-teada Kaljurand infotunnis: Nice'is on haiglaravil kolm Eesti elanikku. et Kaljurand in briefing: Three residents of Estonia hospitalised in Nice Postimees 19 July 2016 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20160724021837/http://www.postimees.ee/v2/3769493/kaljurand-infotunnis-nice-is-on-haiglaravil-kolm-eesti-elanikku-millal-nad-koju-saavad-ei-ole-veel-teada 24 July 2016 http://www.postimees.ee/v2/3769709/venemaa-konsul-nice-i-ruennakus-sai-kannatada-kaks-eesti-vene-topeltkodakondsusega-last Venemaa konsul: Nice'i rünnakus sai kannatada kaks Eesti-Vene topeltkodakondsusega last et Russian Consul: Two children with Estonian-Russian dual citizenship among the injured Postimees 19 July 2016 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20160724050732/http://www.postimees.ee/v2/3769709/venemaa-konsul-nice-i-ruennakus-sai-kannatada-kaks-eesti-vene-topeltkodakondsusega-last 24 July 2016 Russia23dualhttps://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/07/15/who-are-the-victims-of-the-nice-terror-attack/ Who are the victims of the Nice terror attack? The Daily Telegraph 15 July 2016http://m.ria.ru/world/20160719/1471242627.html Французская полиция подтвердила гибель еще одной россиянки в Ницце RIA Novosti 19 July 2016Switzerland2Poland2http://wiadomosci.onet.pl/krakow/dwie-polki-wsrod-ofiar-zamachu-w-nicei-znamy-szczegoly/v9pzrr Dwie Polki wśród ofiar zamachu w Nicei. Znamy szczegóły Onet.pl pl 15 July 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160715184825/http://wiadomosci.onet.pl/krakow/dwie-polki-wsrod-ofiar-zamachu-w-nicei-znamy-szczegoly/v9pzrr 15 July 2016 deadRomania14http://www.realitatea.net/trei-romani-disparu-i-dupa-masacrul-de-la-nisa_1959624.html ro Realitatea TV Copilul român rănit în atacul de la Nisa, găsit într-un spital. Părinţii lui sunt încă dispăruţi 16 July 2016http://www.ibtimes.com/nice-terror-attack-victims-names-nationalities-revealed-after-france-bastille-day-2391948 Nice Terror Attack Victims' Names And Nationalities Revealed After France Bastille Day Massacre International Business Times 15 July 2016http://www.gandul.info/stiri/romanul-disparut-in-atacul-de-la-nisa-gasit-mort-15532770 Românul dispărut în atacul de la Nisa, găsit mort Gândul Andrei Luca Popescu 19 July 2016Madagascar14http://www.lexpressmada.com/blog/actualites/attentat-a-nice-deux-malgaches-tues-quatre-autres-blesses/ Attentat à Nice – Deux Malgaches tués, quatre autres blessés L'Express de Madagascar 16 July 2016 17 July 2016 frMorocco11http://www.moroccoworldnews.com/2016/07/191331/at-least-three-moroccans-killed-in-nice-attack/ At Least Three Moroccans Killed in Nice Attack Morocco World News 15 July 2016Brazil13Lúcia Müzell http://m.br.rfi.fr/franca/20160715-pelo-menos-dois-brasileiros-ficaram-feridos-em-atentado-em-nice Pelo menos dois brasileiros ficaram feridos em atentado em Nice At least two Brazilians injured in Nice attack RFI Brasil 15 July 2016 17 July 2016 pthttp://www1.folha.uol.com.br/mundo/2016/07/1791956-brasileiro-e-atingido-na-perna-e-ficara-um-mes-sem-andar-diz-mae.shtml Brasileiro é atingido na perna e ficará um mês sem andar, diz mãe Brazilian had a leg injury and will stay one month on wheelchair, says mother Folha de S.Paulo 15 July 2016 ptCorpo de brasileira desaparecida em Nice é encontrado Body of Brazilian missing in Nice is found http://oglobo.globo.com/mundo/corpo-de-brasileira-desaparecida-em-nice-encontrado-19736617 O Globo 18 July 2016 18 July 2016 registration Ukraine12http://pda.pravda.com.ua/news/id_7114843/ uk:Кількість постраждалих українців у теракті в Ніцці збільшилась The number of victims of the terrorist attack Ukrainian increased in Nice Ukrayinska Pravda 15 July 2016 ukhttps://www.ctvnews.ca/edmonton/article/macewan-confirms-student-among-those-killed-in-nice-attack/ MacEwan confirms student among those killed in Nice attack CTV Edmonton 20 July 2016 20 July 2016Belgium1http://deredactie.be/cm/vrtnieuws.english/News/1.2715033 One Belgian among the victims in Nice De Redactie 15 July 2016Armenia1http://www.14news.com/story/32451541/the-latest-tourists-camera-captures-nice-attack The Latest: French author decries attack WFIE 15 July 2016 15 July 2016 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20160715184803/http://www.14news.com/story/32451541/the-latest-tourists-camera-captures-nice-attack 15 July 2016 Georgia1http://www.estrepublicain.fr/actualite/2016/07/16/qui-sont-les-victimes-de-l-attaque-de-nice Attaque de Nice: le point sur l'identité des victimes Est Republicain 16 July 2016 frAustralia3http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-07-15/bishops-confirms-three-australians-injured-in-nice-attack/7632828 Nice attack: Julie Bishop confirms three Australians injured in 'horrific' terrorist assault Australian Broadcasting Corporation 15 July 2016Australia lucky again in Nice: ambassador http://www.news.com.au/world/breaking-news/australia-lucky-again-in-nice-ambassador/news-story/fcfd46285d169713965ccf62be2a0e0f 16 July 2016 News Corp Australia Lloyd Jones 18 July 2016 19 July 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160719064327/http://www.news.com.au/world/breaking-news/australia-lucky-again-in-nice-ambassador/news-story/fcfd46285d169713965ccf62be2a0e0f deadPortugal4https://www.publico.pt/sociedade/noticia/uma-familia-de-tres-portugueses-escapou-por-pouco-ao-ataque-de-nice-1738817 Uma família de três portugueses escapou por pouco ao ataque de Nice A family of three Portuguese barely escaped Nice attack Público pt 20 July 2016Netherlands2http://nos.nl/artikel/2117982-derde-nederlandse-gewonde-na-aanslag-nice.html Derde Nederlandse gewonde na aanslag Nice Nederlandse Omroep Stichting nl 16 July 2016 17 July 2016China3http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/video/2016-07/15/c_135515809.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20160715184813/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/video/2016-07/15/c_135515809.htm dead 15 July 2016 Two Chinese injured in Nice attack Xinhua News Agency 15 July 2016Czech Republic1http://m.zpravy.tiscali.cz/zadni-cesi-nezemreli-pri-utoku-v-nice-jedna-ceska-je-zranena-281001 Žádní Češi nezemřeli při útoku v Nice. Jedna Češka je zraněná Zpravy.tiscali.cz 15 July 2016 cs https://web.archive.org/web/20160716185049/http://m.zpravy.tiscali.cz/zadni-cesi-nezemreli-pri-utoku-v-nice-jedna-ceska-je-zranena-281001 16 July 2016 deadHungary1http://www.origo.hu/nagyvilag/20160715-nizza-teherauto-terrortamadas-a-kulugyminiszterium-egy-magyar-serultrol-tud.html A külügyminisztérium egy magyar sérültről tud Nizzában Origo.hu 18 July 2016 hu 8 March 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190308232607/http://www.origo.hu/nagyvilag/20160715-nizza-teherauto-terrortamadas-a-kulugyminiszterium-egy-magyar-serultrol-tud.html deadIreland1https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-36805560 Nice: 'Serious concerns' over Irishman caught up in attack BBC News 23 August 2016Malaysia1http://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2016/07/15/malaysian-injured-in-nice-attack/ Malaysian student injured in Nice attack The Star 15 July 2016Singapore1http://www.todayonline.com/singapore/mfa-verifies-safety-registered-singaporeans-nice-france One Singaporean injured in Nice after attack: MFA Today 15 July 2016 16 July 2016 StaffUnited Kingdom1https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-politics-36802140 Nice attack: At least one UK national injured BBC 15 July 2016 23 August 2016 Total86434 Investigation thumb|Hotel Negresco on the Promenade des Anglais was used for triage of the victims. Late on 14 July, the ministère public of Paris,nearest English equivalent: director of public prosecutions which has national responsibility for combating terrorism, opened an inquiry into "murder and attempted murder by an organised gang connected to a terrorist organisation" and "criminal terrorist conspiracy".https://www.wsj.com/articles/terror-attack-in-nice-on-bastille-day-kills-dozens-1468569739 France Reveals Details on Attacker in Nice The Wall Street Journal 15 July 2016 21 July 2016 The investigations for the inquiry were assigned to the Central Directorate of the Judicial Police (DCPJ) and the General Directorate for Internal Security (DGSI). On 15 July, prosecutor François Molins of the ministère public in Paris said that Lahouaiej-Bouhlel appeared to have not been known to French or Tunisian intelligence agencies to have ties to terror groups,https://www.buzzfeed.com/tasneemnashrulla/heres-what-we-know-about-the-suspect-in-the-nice-attack Here's What We Know About The Suspect in the Nice Attack BuzzFeed 15 August 2016 31 August 2016 nor was he registered as a national security risk (fiche "S") with French authorities. On 17 July, Minister of the Interior Cazeneuve said he believed Lahouaiej-Bouhlel had been radicalised quickly, and Molins said Lahouaiej-Bouhlel had a "clear, recent interest in the radical jihadist movement".Nice attacker had 'clear' interest in radical Islam http://www.thelocal.fr/20160717/nice-attacker-body-building-drug-taking-womanising The Local 18 July 2016 18 July 2016 On 18 July, Molins said the attack could be described as "terrorism" as defined by French law. On 21 July, Molins announced that Lahouaiej-Bouhlel seemed to have planned the attack for several months and to have received assistance. Arrests Lahouaiej-Bouhlel's estranged wife was arrested on 15 July,http://www.dw.com/en/police-make-arrests-over-deadly-truck-attack-in-nice/a-19404414 Police make arrests over deadly truck attack in Nice Deutsche-Welle 16 July 2016 17 July 2016 but was released two days later.http://www.itv.com/news/update/2016-07-17/ex-wife-of-nice-attacker-released-from-police-custody Ex-wife of Nice attacker released from police custody 17 July 2016 ITV News Also, a man was arrested on 15 July. On 16 July, three other men were arrested. On 17 July, a man and his wife, both Albanians, were arrested in Nice following a police raid the previous day.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-36818719 BBC News Nice attack: Two more arrested by French police 17 July 2016Two More Detained in France Attack Probe https://www.wsj.com/articles/two-more-detained-in-france-attack-probe-1468775193 The Wall Street Journal 17 July 2016 On 25 July, two more men were arrested after photographs of them were found on Lahouaiej-Bouhlel's mobile phone.http://www.france24.com/en/20160726-two-more-arrested-nice-connection-bastille-day-attack Two more arrested in Nice in connection with Bastille Day attack France24 26 July 2016 27 July 2016http://www.lefigaro.fr/actualite-france/2016/07/26/01016-20160726ARTFIG00076-deux-nouvelles-interpellations-dans-l-enquete-sur-l-attentat-de-nice.php Le Figaro Deux nouvelles interpellations dans l'enquête sur l'attentat de Nice 27 July 2016 26 July 2016http://www.nicematin.com/faits-divers/attentat-de-nice-deux-hommes-places-en-garde-a-vue-67292 26 July 2016 27 July 2016 Nice-Matin Attentat de Nice: deux hommes placés en garde à vue One was released after five days,fr http://www.lemonde.fr/police-justice/article/2016/08/01/attentat-de-nice-une-sixieme-personne-mise-en-examen_4977189_1653578.html Attentat de Nice: une sixième personne mise en examen Le Monde 1 August 2016 10 August 2016 while the other was charged with conspiracy in relation to a terrorist enterprise.http://www.lemonde.fr/societe/article/2016/07/22/nice-cinq-suspects-mis-en-examen-pour-association-de-malfaiteurs-terroriste-criminelle_4972976_3224.html Le Monde Attaque de Nice: un projet "mûri depuis plusieurs mois" avec des complices 21 July 2016 22 July 2016 By 21 July 2016, three men of Tunisian origin and an Albanian couple, all previously unknown to the French intelligence agencies, had been charged by the ministère public with "criminal conspiracy in relation to a terrorist enterprise". Three other men were later charged with complicity in the attack. Trial of accomplices In September 2022, the trial of eight people charged with complicity began in Paris.Cobbe Elaine Nice terror attack trial starts in France https://www.cbsnews.com/news/nice-terror-attack-france-trial-starts-truck-mohamed-lahouaiej-bouhlel/ 17 July 2026 CBS news 5 September 2022 and in December 2022, all were found guilty. Mohamed Walid Ghraieb, a French-Tunisian born in Tunisia, aged 40 or 41 at the time of the attack.https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/jul/21/nice-attacker-plotted-for-months-and-had-accomplices-prosecutor The Guardian Nice attacker 'plotted for months and had accomplices' 21 July 2016 21 July 2016 In January 2015, shortly after the attack on Charlie Hebdo, Ghraieb had sent a text message to Lahouaiej-Bouhlel saying, "I am not Charlie ... I am happy, they have brought soldiers of Allah to finish the job."Je ne suis pas Charlie ... Je suis content. Ils ont ramené les soldats d'Allah pour finir le travail, a reference to the phrase Je suis Charliehttp://www.lefigaro.fr/actualite-france/2016/07/21/01016-20160721ARTFIG00277-attentat-de-nice-le-tueur-a-beneficie-de-soutiens-et-de-complicites.php Attentat de Nice: le tueur "a bénéficié de soutiens et de complicités" 21 July 2016 22 July 2016 Le Figaro Between July 2015 and July 2016, Ghraieb and Bouhlel phoned one another 1,278 times. Photos on Lahouaiej-Bouhlel's mobile phone, dated 11 and 13 July, showed him with Ghraieb in the truck used for the attack. The prosecutor, said that the suspect filmed the scene of the attack during the night of 14–15 July, when it was filled with emergency services and journalists, before taking a selfie.https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/07/21/nice-attacker-had-planned-truck-rampage-for-nearly-a-year/ 22 July 2016 22 July 2016 Nice attacker 'had planned truck rampage for nearly a year' The Telegraphhttp://www.huffingtonpost.fr/2016/07/21/francois-molins-revelations-attentat-de-nice_n_11112398.html Huffington Post 1 October 2016 21 July 2016 François Molins révèle plusieurs avancées notables sur les complices et la longue préméditation de Mohamed Lahouaiej Boulhel dans l'attentat de Nice Chokri Chafroud, a Tunisian aged 37 at the time of the attack. Chafroud sent Lahouaiej-Bouhlel a Facebook message in April 2016, which read, "Load the truck with 2,000 tons of iron ... release the brakes my friend, and I will watch."Charge le camion, met dedans 2.000 tonnes de fer, et nique, coupe lui les freins mon ami, et moi je regarde. Chafroud's fingerprints were found on the passenger door of the truck used in the attack, and CCTV footage showed him seated next to Lahouaiej-Bouhlel as he drove the truck along the Promenade des Anglais two days before the attack. Ghraieb and Chafroud were each sentenced to 18 years in prison for "terrorist association".Cobbe Elaine French court finds 8 guilty in Nice terror attack https://www.cbsnews.com/news/french-court-finds-8-guilty-in-nice-terror-attack/ 17 July 2026 CBS News 13 December 2022 Their sentences were upheld on appeal on 13 June 2024. Ramzi Arefa, a French-Tunisian born in Nice, aged 21 at the time of the attack, was charged with having supplied the automatic pistol carried by the killer.http://www.vsd.fr/actualite/attentat-nice-un-acte-premedite-et-des-complices-videos-15466 Attentat-Nice Un acte prémédité et des complices (Vidéos) VSD 22 July 2016 21 July 2016 17 August 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160817104935/http://www.vsd.fr/actualite/attentat-nice-un-acte-premedite-et-des-complices-videos-15466 dead On the night of the attack, at 22:27, he received a text message from Lahouaiej-Bouhlel: "I wanted to tell you that the pistol you brought me yesterday was very good, so bring five more from your friend's place. They're for Chokri and his friends".Je voulais te dire que le pistolet que tu m'as ramené hier, c'était très bien, alors on ramène 5 de chez ton copain. C'est pour Chokri et ses amis. Ramzi A. had previous convictions for petty crime and drugs.http://www.france24.com/fr/20160722-attentat-nice-cinq-suspects-mis-examen-complice-terroriste-mohamed-lahouaiej-bouhlel Attentat de Nice: ce que l'on sait des cinq suspects mis en examen 22 July 2016 23 July 2016 France24 fr Arefa was sentenced to 12 years for having supplied the pistol. The prosecution acknowledged that Arefa did not know about the planned attack and that the pistol was not used. The other five were convicted of weapons trafficking or criminal association and each was sentenced to two years in prison. At the trial, testimony was heard from more than 260 victims and victims' relatives.Seelow Soren Judge of 2016 Nice terror attack trial reflects on 'abominable' case, 10 years after https://www.lemonde.fr/en/france/article/2026/07/14/the-judge-of-the-2016-nice-terror-attack-trial-reflects-on-abominable-case-10-years-after_6755470_7.html 17 July 2026 Le Monde 14 July 2026 Some travelled to the central Paris courtroom for the trial, while others followed it in Nice, via a live broadcast from the court. In an article in The Guardian documenting his own reaction to reporting the trial, Robert McLiam Wilson recorded that “the average attendance is around six. One afternoon there were only two of us." But said of the witnesses “They were an unforgettable lesson in what it is to be human … all were heartbreakingly unanimous in how deeply corroded they were by guilt. The guilt of surviving, of not saving loved ones, of not sufficiently helping the injured or dying. All alike burned in its fire. The saddest of them were like broken toys, halting, bereft, devastating.”McLiam Wilson Robert In a deserted courtroom, the grim details of the Nice atrocity go mostly unnoticed https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/oct/29/in-deserted-courtroom-grim-details-of-nice-atrocity-go-mostly-unnoticed 17 July 2026 The Guardian 22 October 2022 Reactions French government thumb|French flag at half-mast in Tours on the day after the attack, which was followed by three days of national mourning thumb|Memorial at the site of the attack thumb|upright|Tributes on the Promenade des Anglais 15 July French President François Hollande said that he had consulted Prime Minister Manuel Valls and Minister of the Interior Bernard Cazeneuve and was returning to Paris from Avignon, expecting to arrive in the French capital at 1:15 a.m. for an emergency Interior Ministry meeting regarding the attacks.http://france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr/cote-d-azur/alpes-maritimes/nice/nice-hollande-rentre-d-avignon-et-se-rend-directement-la-cellule-de-crise-place-beauvau-1048343.html Nice: Hollande rentre d'Avignon et se rend directement à la cellule de crise place Beauvau Nice: Hollande returns from Avignon and goes directly to the Crisis Centre, at Place Beauvau France 3 14 July 2016 14 July 2016 fr At 12:59 a.m., Cazeneuve initiated the ORSEC plan, the French emergency plan for disasters.http://tempsreel.nouvelobs.com/en-direct/a-chaud/25289-attentatnice-orsec-nombreuses-victimes-declenche-annonce.html Le plan Orsec 'nombreuses victimes' déclenché, annonce le ministère de l'Intérieur the Orsec plan for incidents with 'numerous victims' put into force, announces the Minister of the Interior L'Obs 14 July 2016 14 July 2016 fr 15 July 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160715142310/http://tempsreel.nouvelobs.com/en-direct/a-chaud/25289-attentatnice-orsec-nombreuses-victimes-declenche-annonce.html dead At 3:47 a.m., Hollande addressed the French nation in a televised broadcast from Paris. He stated that "the terrorist nature of this attack can't be denied"France's Hollande says Nice attack undeniably of 'terrorist nature' https://www.reuters.com/article/us-france-crash-hollande-idUSKCN0ZV08R Reuters 15 July 2016 and linked the attack to Islamic terrorism, saying that "all of France is being menaced by fundamentalist Islamic terrorism".nl 'Om te doden, te verpletteren en af te slachten' ['To kill, shatter, slaughter']. Speech President Hollande, early 15 July 2016. Nrc.nl, 15 July 2016. Retrieved 16 July 2016. He announced a three-month extension of the state of emergency, previously due to end on 26 July, announced an intensification of French military efforts against ISIL in Syria and Iraq,fr ‘Attentat de Nice : les responsables politiques, entre émotion et colère’ [Attack of Nice: politicians between emotion and rage]. lemonde.fr, 15 July 2016. Retrieved 20 July 2016. and announced that more security personnel would be deployed.August 2016 Later that day, Prime Minister Manuel Valls announced three days of national mourning from 16 to 18 July. On France 2's 15 July edition of its 8 p.m news programme, Valls said that Lahouaiej-Bouhlel was "probably linked to radical Islam one way or another".France's Valls says Nice attacker linked 'one way or another' to radical Islam https://www.reuters.com/article/us-europe-attacks-nice-valls-idUSKCN0ZV2CR Reuters 15 July 2016 He is a terrorist probably/undoubtedly linked to radical Islam one way or anotherfr "Manuel Valls: le terroriste est 'sans doute lié à l’islamisme radical'" ['Manuel Valls: the terrorist is "probably linked to radical Islam"], le figaro.fr, 15 July 2016; retrieved 7 August 2016. On TF1's news programme, airing at the same time as France 2's, Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve said,nl ‘Was de dader jihadist, gestoord of allebei?’ ['Was the perpetrator jihadist, mentally disordered, or both?'], NRC Handelsblad, 18 July 2016; retrieved 19 July 2016. "We have an individual who was not known to intelligence services for activities linked to radical Islam"; when asked whether he could confirm that the attacker's motives were linked to jihadism, Cazeneuve replied, "No". 16–17 July On 16 July French Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said: "I remind you that Daesh's ideologue, Abu Muhammad al-Adnani, has for several weeks repeated calls to attack directly, even individually, Frenchmen, in particular, or Americans, wherever they are, by any means necessary ... It is murder, and Daesh's claim of responsibility comes later, as has happened in other recent events".ISIS Claims Truck Attacker in France Was Its 'Soldier' https://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/17/world/europe/isis-nice-france-attack.html The New York Times 16 July 2016 7 August 2016 Bernard Cazeneuve on 16 July, after ISIL had claimed the attacker as one of its soldiers, said: if Lahouaiej-Bouhlel was radicalised, "It seems that he was radicalised very quickly — in any case these are the elements that have come up from the testimony of the people around him."http://news.trust.org/item/20160716115656-hzn8k https://web.archive.org/web/20161005073754/http://news.trust.org/item/20160716115656-hzn8k dead 5 October 2016 Any radicalisation of Nice attacker must have been quick-interior minister Reuters 16 July 2016 7 August 2016 Cazeneuve on 16 or 17 July announced plans to increase security in response to the attack by calling 12,000 police reservists to add to the 120,000 person force. He urged "all patriotic citizens" to join the reserve forces to boost security following the attacks.Nice attack: France calls up 12,000 reservists https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-36817435 BBC 17 July 2016 7 August 2016 18 July and later On 18 July, France observed a one-minute silence in remembrance of those killed in the attack. In Nice, as the Prime Minister arrived to observe the silence, the crowd booed him and some shouted for his resignation, with some calling him a murderer.http://www.france24.com/en/20160718-live-video-france-observes-minute-silence-honour-nice-attack-victims France observes minute of silence in honour of Nice attack victims France 24 18 July 2016 18 July 2016Attack on Nice: Why the French PM was booed https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-36823124 BBC 18 July 2016 President Hollande was similarly booed by crowds when visiting Nice the day after the attack. François Hollande faces political backlash after Nice attack https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/jul/15/francois-hollande-faces-political-backlash-nice-attack The Guardian 15 July 2016 The booing was described by BBC as "unprecedented", who commented that it was "a stark warning of how the mood in the country has changed" in comparison to public responses after other recent major terrorist attacks in France. On 21 July, the state of emergency was formally extended until 31 January 2017.http://www.liberation.fr/france/2016/07/22/huit-jours-apres-nice-hollande-muscle-la-riposte-contre-l-ei_1467775 Libération Huit jours après Nice, Hollande muscle la riposte contre l'EI 22 July 2016 23 July 2016 fr A week after the attack, the anti-terror directorate of the National Police (SDAT) requested that the local authorities in Nice destroy CCTV footage of the attack, arguing that leaked images would compromise the dignity of victims and could be used as propaganda by terrorist organizations. The request has been refused by local authorities who have argued that the CCTV footage might provide evidence that the National Police had placed inadequate security measures on the Promenade des Anglais on 14 July.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-36864440 Nice attack: City refuses police call to delete CCTV images BBC News 22 July 2016 23 July 2016https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/jul/22/nice-officials-reject-request-to-delete-truck-attack-surveillance-footage Nice officials reject request to delete truck attack surveillance footage The Guardian Associated Press 22 July 2016 23 July 2016 On 26 July 2016, three Nice residents who had chased the truck during the attack were presented with medals for bravery by the local authorities in Nice. On 14 July 2017, president Macron said during a remembrance ceremony in Nice "This rage, I know, many of you still carry it in the pit of your stomach, ... Everything will be done in order for the republic, the state and public authorities to regain your trust.”https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/14/world/europe/nice-attack-france-bastille-day.html Rubin Alissa J Breeden Aurelien 14 July 2017 France Remembers the Nice Attack: 'We Will Never Find the Words' The New York Times 14 April 2020 live https://web.archive.org/web/20200410170446/https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/14/world/europe/nice-attack-france-bastille-day.html 10 April 2020 subscription French public ministry François Molins, prosecutor of the ministère public (le parquet) in Paris – the authority ('public ministry') responsible for defending French society with regard to terrorism – stated on 15 July that the Nice attack bore the hallmarks of jihadist terrorism. On 18 July, Molins said the attack could be described as "terrorism" as defined by French law. The Republicans On 15 July, Alain Juppé, former prime minister of France and one of the final two candidatesNRC Handelsblad, 21 November 2016. to become the Republican candidate for the April–May 2017 presidential election; and Christian Estrosi, former Nice mayor, raised the question of whether more could have been done to prevent the attack.https://time.com/4407683/nice-attack-france-alain-juppe-hollande/ French Politicians Say Nice Attack Might Have Been Avoided Time Dan Stewart 15 July 2016 6 September 2016 In September 2016, François Fillon, the other Republican candidate in the French presidential election, published a book titled "Defeating Islamic Totalitarianism" (Vaincre le totalitarisme islamique), in which he advocated a stricter state surveillance on the Muslim community and more attention to the French identity.http://www.politico.eu/article/francois-fillon-thatcherite-with-a-thing-for-russia-juppe-france/ François Fillon, Thatcherite with a thing for Russia Politico 21 November 2016 30 November 2016NRC Handelsblad, 28 November 2016. He also wrote that France was "at war" with radical Islam. National Front Marine Le Pen, president of the National Front party and candidate for the April–May 2017 presidential election, said in a Le Figaro interview, "I'm furious, because I hear the same words, notice the same reflexes in the political class, but see no action that contributes one ounce of supplemental security"."Je suis très en colère, parce que j'entends les mêmes mots, constate les mêmes réflexes dans la classe politique, mais ne vois aucun acte apportant une once de sécurité supplémentaire." She judged it "urgent to attack the ideology that is the basis of this terrorism" and regretted that "nothing" was decided for the closing down of the salafist mosques.http://www.lefigaro.fr/politique/2016/07/15/01002-20160715ARTFIG00263-la-droite-a-l-offensive-contre-l-executif.php La droite à l'offensive contre l'exécutif Right-wing on the offensive against the President Le Figaro 15 July 2016 21 July 2016 International thumb|U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov lay flowers near French embassy in Moscow, 15 July 2016. Leaderships of 49 countries and five supranational bodies expressed abhorrence of the attack and condolences for families and for France. US President Barack Obama labelled the attack as possible terrorism,'Statement by President Obama on the Attack in Nice, France'. twitter.com/WhiteHouse, 14 July 2016 16:55 (Californian time). Retrieved 29 August 2016. (https://web.archive.org/web/20160922033702/https://twitter.com/WhiteHouse/status/753739701236801536/photo/1 22 September 2016 on 15 July 2016. Retrieved 29 August 2016.)https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/2016/07/14/statement-president-attack-nice-france Statement by the President on the Attack in Nice, France White House 29 August 2016 14 July 2016 as did German Chancellor Angela Merkel.https://www.reuters.com/article/us-france-crash-merkel-idUKKCN0ZV0K1 Merkel condemns attack in Nice, says will win 'fight against terrorism' 15 July 2016 Reuters 8 September 2016 Claim of ISIL responsibility On 16 July, the Amaq News Agency, called Lahouaiej-Bouhlel "a soldier of the Islamic State." It cited an "insider source" which said Lahouaiej-Bouhlel "executed the operation in response to calls to target citizens of coalition nations, which fight the Islamic State".Williams Richard A. L. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/nice-terror-attack-isis-claims-responsibility-lorry-massacre-france-coastal-city-a7140381.html https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/nice-terror-attack-isis-claims-responsibility-lorry-massacre-france-coastal-city-a7140381.html 1 May 2022 subscription live Nice terror attack: Isis claims responsibility for lorry massacre in French coastal city The Independent 16 July 2016 23 August 2016http://www.france24.com/fr/20160716-direct-liveblog-attentat-meurtrier-nice-etat-islamique-revendique-promenade-anglais En direct: l'EI revendique l'attentat de Nice via son agence Amaq 16 July 2016 France 24 16 July 2016 fr Later that same day, ISIL's official al-Bayan radio station said the attacker executed a "new, special operation using a truck" and "the crusader countries know that no matter how much they enforce their security measures and procedures, it will not stop the mujahideen from striking."Attacker in Nice is said to have radicalized 'very rapidly' https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/islamic-state-claims-responsibility-for-france-attack-in-nice/2016/07/16/4327456e-4ab9-11e6-8dac-0c6e4accc5b1_story.html The Washington Post 16 July 2016Isis claims responsibility for Nice attack http://www.thelocal.fr/20160716/isis-claim-responsibility-for-nice-attack The Local/AFP 16 July 2016 Islamic and Christian responses The first Islamic funeral ceremony of victims of the attack took place on 19 July in the Ar-Rahma (The Mercifulness) mosque, the oldest in Nice and the largest in Alpes-Maritimes. Last honours of the Islamic community were rendered to a 23-year-old Tunisian woman, her 4-year-old child, and a young man. Rector and imam Otmane Aïssaoui said in his sermon, "The sole frontier for which one should halt is this: the respect for a man, for a woman, irrespective of their colour of skin, their origin. A truth one can find in the Gospel, in the Torah, even in Buddhism!" Citing a Quranic verse, he said, "At the Last Judgment, [Lahouaiej-Bouhlel] will be asked: 'why did you kill that little child of four years old?'"'Attentat de Nice: le temps des obsèques' ['Attack of Nice: time for the funerals'], Le Monde, 21 July 2016; retrieved 9 August 2016.fr Also invited to speak was the priest of the nearby Catholicfr homepage Paroisse Saint-Pierre de l'Ariane https://web.archive.org/web/20160920082205/http://www.nice.catholique.fr/paroisse37.php 20 September 2016 (Parish of Saint Peter in Ariane, Nice); retrieved 10 August 2016. church Saint-Pierre d'Ariane. Father Patrick Bruzzone said, "My brothers ... I say 'my brothers' because, today more than ever, when one man is hurt, the whole of humanity is hurt." On 21 July, a commemoration was held for "people of all religions and even beyond that" in Catholic church Saint-Pierre d'Arène, located near the area where the attack had taken place. The priest and the vicar called for "the calming down, necessary for taking at hand our common future in this torn city and in the whole country. To contemplate together, in order to solidly reconstruct the social ties that now are increasingly crumbled and largely ruined". On 24 September, Pope Francis met 800 family members of the victims of the attack in Rome.Pope meets Nice victims' families The Catholic Herald 30 September 2016 12 Social media Immediately after the attack, while it still remained unclear whether the threat had ended, people used social media, particularly Twitter, to help others find shelter, using the hashtag #PortesOuvertesNice (Open Doors Nice), a variation of a hashtag used in other recent attacks in France.http://mashable.com/2016/07/15/portesouvertesnice-nice-attack-truck-prayfornice/ #PortesOuvertesNice offers accommodation for survivors of Nice attack Mezzofiore Gianluca Mashable 15 July 2016 15 July 2016 On 14 and 15 July, the French government urged social media users to share only reliable information from official sources, false rumours circulated that hostages had been taken, that the area around the Eiffel Tower had been set on fire, and that Cannes had also been attacked.https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-36807333 Nice lorry attack sparks false rumours on social media Sini Rozina 15 July 2016 BBC News This tweeter suggests he can hear Allahu Akbar in the seventh second of this video of the Nice attack", the BBC reported in reference to a tweet sent out shortly after the attack. 15 July 2016 Impact thumb|right|200px|Memorial in Nice in September 2016 thumb|upright|alt=Mémorial des victimes de l'attentat du Juillet 2016 (Ville de Nice)|Memorial sign outside Musée Masséna, Nice Cultural Organisers of the 20th Nice Jazz Festival, scheduled to begin on 16 July, cancelled the event in the wake of the attack.http://jazztimes.com/articles/172302-2016-nice-jazz-festival-cancelled Jazz Articles: 2016 Nice Jazz Festival Cancelled Jazz Times 15 July 2016 16 July 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160719220459/http://jazztimes.com/articles/172302-2016-nice-jazz-festival-cancelled 19 July 2016 dead Rihanna cancelled a concert scheduled as a part of her Anti World Tour for 15 July at Nice's Allianz Riviera.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-36802565 Nice attack: Rihanna cancels concert as entertainment figures mourn BBC News BBC 15 July 2016 16 July 2016 At London's Royal Albert Hall on 15 July, the opening night of the 2016 Proms Festival paid tribute to the people of Nice, with the BBC Symphony Orchestra performing a rendition of "La Marseillaise".https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-36810315 BBC Proms: First Night opens with tribute to Nice victims BBC News BBC 15 July 2016 16 July 2016 In December 2016, an American musician faSade, who witnessed the attack, published a music video of a song that paid tribute to the victims, featuring images of the attack's aftermath.https://www.nicematin.com/vie-locale/un-artiste-americain-dedie-une-chanson-et-un-clip-aux-victimes-de-lattentat-de-nice-104665 Un artiste américain dédie une chanson et un clip aux victimes de l'attentat de Nice 29 December 2016 Nice-Matin fr 9 January 2019 In August, the European Cycling Union decided to move the 2016 European Road Championships, which were to be hosted on 14–18 September in Nice, to Plumelec in the northwest of France, due to security concerns in Nice after the 14 July attack.http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/european-championships-to-be-moved-from-nice-due-to-security-concerns/ European Championships to be moved from Nice due to security concerns Cyclingnews.com 7 September 2016 15 September 2016 Before the 2026 FIFA World Cup semi-final between France and Spain, held on the 10th anniversary of the attack, a minute of silence was observed to commemmorate the victims.https://www.lemonde.fr/en/france/article/2026/07/13/world-cup-semi-final-between-france-and-spain-to-observe-minute-of-silence-for-2016-nice-attack_6755444_7.html?srsltid=AfmBOooof3GnV9W9nslEeGA5staBmVR6Q-OufMJpn28kAiybdBiOWAdy World Cup semi-final between France and Spain to observe minute of silence for 2016 Nice attack Le Monde July 2026 14 July 2026 Financial markets European stocks opened lower and then closed mixed on Friday 15 July (the day after the attacks) as investor sentiment was dampened by the attack in France. The pan-European STOXX 600 was down by 0.38%, the French CAC 40 by 0.4%, and German DAX by 0.4%. The British FTSE 100 fell by 0.2% before closing up by 0.22%, down at 0.32% in STOXX 600, 0.6% in CAC 40, and 0.01% in DAX.http://www.nasdaq.com/article/european-equity-benchmarks-close-mixed-travel-stocks-hit-by-terror-attack-in-france-inflation-edges-up-cm649924 European Equity Benchmarks Close Mixed, Travel Stocks Hit by Terror Attack in France; Inflation Edges Up Nasdaq 15 July 2016 Airlines, along with other travel share, were some of the hardest hit companies, with Flybe and EasyJet down by around 3.7 per cent and three per cent respectively.http://www.express.co.uk/finance/city/689775/Travel-share-prices-plunge-after-Nice-terror-attack Travel share prices plunge after Nice terror attack Express 15 July 2016 Tourism Cancellations and last-minute changes to European holidays rose in the summer, with travellers increasingly concerned about the threat of terrorism. Other terrorist attacks in Belgium and Turkey prompted holidaymakers to cancel their bookings or seek out other destinations perceived to be safe. The Nice attack, along with the recent failed coup in Turkey, were expected to add to the pressure. "This is not going to be a good year," European Tour Operators Association chief executive Tom Jenkins said. "There is a real suppression of demand for destinations like Belgium and France."http://gulfnews.com/business/sectors/tourism/terror-attacks-hit-european-summer-travel-1.1866296 Terror attacks hit European summer travel Gulf News 21 July 2016 Tensions between Muslims and non-Muslims On the week after 14 July, some Nice inhabitants noticed and deplored increasing anti-Muslim and racist rhetoric in their quarters. Some non-Muslims said that their view on Muslims had changed. "We're in Europe and I think some of the oriental rites are somehow incompatible", a local man said.http://www.francetvinfo.fr/faits-divers/terrorisme/nice-la-parole-raciste-se-libere-apres-l-attentat_1557135.html Nice: la parole raciste se libère apres l'attentat Nice: racist speech liberates itself after the attack France Info 21 July 2016 19 November 2016 fr Before the attack, on 8 June, the carcass of a pig had been found in front of a mosque in Nice. Two suspected men were charged and the court's judgement was expected to be filed on 12 October. On the morning of 11 October, the imam of that same mosque found the head and pelt of a pig mounted before the mosque's entrance.http://france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr/cote-d-azur/alpes-maritimes/nice/nice-tete-sanglier-nouveau-deposee-devant-mosquee-nour-1106011.html Nice: une tête de sanglier de nouveau déposée devant la mosquée En-Nour Nice: again a pig's head deposited in front of mosque En-Nour France Info 11 October 2016 19 November 2016 Raids and house arrests under state of emergency As of August 2016, under the state of emergency put in force since November 2015 and extended after the Nice attack, around 3,600 houses had been raided.January 2017 The raids resulted in six terrorism-related inquiries, only one of which led to prosecution. Most raids were reportedly connected with narcotics, not with terrorism, implying misuse of the new powers of emergency. Previously, as of May 2016, under the emergency law, house arrest had been imposed on 404 people, mostly Muslims of North African descent. Many French citizens that were placed under house arrest allegedly lost jobs or employment opportunities as a result.https://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/05/opinion/frances-real-state-of-emergency.html France's real state of emergency Kassem Ramzi 4 August 2016 The New York Times 0362-4331 19 November 2016 Ramzi Kassem By mid-November 2016, some people had been under house arrest for nearly a year during which no judicial inquiry against them had been started. On 15 November, President Hollande announced his intention to prolong the state of emergency until the French presidential elections on 23 April and 7 May 2017.http://www.lemonde.fr/police-justice/article/2016/11/18/jean-marc-sauve-l-etat-d-urgence-est-un-etat-de-crise-qui-ne-peut-etre-renouvele-indefiniment_5033308_1653578.html Jean-Marc Sauvé: 'L'état d'urgence ne peut être renouvelé indéfiniment' Jean-Marc Sauvé: 'The state of emergency cannot be renewed infinitely' Le Monde 18 November 2016 19 November 2016 See also List of Islamist terrorist attacks List of massacres in France List of rampage killers (religious, political, or ethnic crimes) Notes n dual Including: 2 dual Estonian-Russian citizens References 30em https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/world-europe-36799172 Dozens killed during Bastille Day celebrations BBC News 15 July 2016 External links 2016 Nice attack More than 80 people killed in Nice, France attack on Bastille Day 2016 Nice attack Account of the testimony of witnesses at the trial of associates France Category:2016 murders in France Category:2016 road incidents in Europe Category:2010s road incidents in France Category:21st century in Nice Category:2010s vehicle-ramming attacks Category:Terrorist incidents in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Category:Filmed killings in Europe Category:Murders by motor vehicle Category:Algerian people murdered abroad Category:Belgian people murdered abroad Category:People from Georgia (country) murdered abroad Category:German people murdered abroad Category:Italian people murdered abroad Category:Swiss people murdered abroad Category:Ukrainian people murdered abroad Category:Islamic terrorism in France Category:Islamic State terrorist incidents in 2016 Category:July 2016 crimes in Europe Category:July 2016 in France Category:Massacres in 2016 Category:Massacres in France Category:21st-century mass murders in France Category:Vehicle-ramming attacks in France Category:Terrorist incidents in France in 2016 Category:Terrorist incidents involving vehicular attacks in Europe 2016 Category:Crime in Nice Category:Attacks on parades in Europe Category:Islamic State terrorist incidents in France Category:Polish people murdered abroad