Once again the autorities knew of the jihadis before they attacked, great help that was…..
Nice terror attack: Driver who killed 84 on French Riviera was criminal known to police
- Terrorist drives through crowds celebrating Bastille Day in Nice
- Lorry speeds for 2km through crowd, killing 84 including children
- Witnesses say driver swerved to kill as many victims as possible
- He produced gun before being shot dead by police on seafront
- Driver ’30-year-old from Nice of Tunisian origin’ known to police
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A French-Tunisian criminal well known to the police for armed attacks used a hired lorry to kill at least 84 people in a terrorist attackduring Bastille Day celebrations in Nice, it has emerged.
Many children were among the dead in the Riviera city following a “cowardly and barbaric” atrocity believed to have been carried out by a 30-year-old attacker.
As hundreds remained in hospital, including 18 fighting for their lives in intensive care, anti-terrorist judges opened an investigation into “mass murder”.
Massive slaughter perpetrated by a ‘known wolf’.