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| Nice attack: Who was the killer? | Nice attack: Who was the killer? |
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| Police are yet to confirm the identity of the man behind the wheel of the white lorry that ploughed into hundreds of people celebrating Bastille Day on the seafront in Nice. | |
| But details are emerging of a 31-year-old man, known to police, but not previously linked to jihadist groups. | |
| He was named locally as Mohamed Lahouaiej Bouhlel, although not by police. One report said he was married, with three children. | |
| As emergency services tended to the men, women and children left dying and wounded on the Promenade des Anglais, police scoured the lorry for evidence. | As emergency services tended to the men, women and children left dying and wounded on the Promenade des Anglais, police scoured the lorry for evidence. |
| Inside the vehicle they found papers that apparently identified him as a Franco-Tunisian or a man of Tunisian origin who lived in Nice. | Inside the vehicle they found papers that apparently identified him as a Franco-Tunisian or a man of Tunisian origin who lived in Nice. |
| He had been in trouble with the police in the past for petty crime, but he was not on the watch list of radicalised young men. | He had been in trouble with the police in the past for petty crime, but he was not on the watch list of radicalised young men. |
| Anyone who has a "fiche S" in France is seen as a threat to state security. The majority of attacks carried out in France since January 2015 have been staged by men designated with a "fiche S", and also linked to so-called Islamic State (IS). | Anyone who has a "fiche S" in France is seen as a threat to state security. The majority of attacks carried out in France since January 2015 have been staged by men designated with a "fiche S", and also linked to so-called Islamic State (IS). |
| Although witnesses initially thought the killer had lost control of the lorry, it soon became clear he was acting deliberately. | Although witnesses initially thought the killer had lost control of the lorry, it soon became clear he was acting deliberately. |
| "I even had time to see the driver's face. He had a beard and appeared to be having fun," one man said. | "I even had time to see the driver's face. He had a beard and appeared to be having fun," one man said. |
| There were suggestions that among the papers found in the vehicle were rental documents. According to one report, the killer hired the lorry from a rental firm in Saint-Laurent-du-Var, a town to the west of Nice, two days beforehand. | There were suggestions that among the papers found in the vehicle were rental documents. According to one report, the killer hired the lorry from a rental firm in Saint-Laurent-du-Var, a town to the west of Nice, two days beforehand. |
| One report said his driver's licence, credit card and mobile phone were picked up inside the lorry and police raided his home on Friday morning, in the Abattoirs area not far from Nice railway station, French media said. | One report said his driver's licence, credit card and mobile phone were picked up inside the lorry and police raided his home on Friday morning, in the Abattoirs area not far from Nice railway station, French media said. |
| Although the attacker had a pistol, all the other weapons found in the lorry turned out to be fake, which raises questions about the extent of support he had from jihadist groups. | Although the attacker had a pistol, all the other weapons found in the lorry turned out to be fake, which raises questions about the extent of support he had from jihadist groups. |
| A month earlier, a police couple were murdered by a knife-wielding attacker at their home west of Paris. Their attacker, Larossi Aballa, was well known by police for recruiting jihadists to fight in Pakistan. | A month earlier, a police couple were murdered by a knife-wielding attacker at their home west of Paris. Their attacker, Larossi Aballa, was well known by police for recruiting jihadists to fight in Pakistan. |
| Who was police attacker Larossi Aballa? | Who was police attacker Larossi Aballa? |
| Many are linking the attack to a 2014 audio message from an IS spokesman, Mohammed al-Adnani, who urged followers to stage all manner of attacks. "If you can't detonate a bomb or fire a shot, manage by yourself... run them over with your car," he said. | Many are linking the attack to a 2014 audio message from an IS spokesman, Mohammed al-Adnani, who urged followers to stage all manner of attacks. "If you can't detonate a bomb or fire a shot, manage by yourself... run them over with your car," he said. |
| Many of France's jihadist killers, starting with Mohammed Merah in Toulouse in 2012, began their journey towards militant Islam as petty criminals. | Many of France's jihadist killers, starting with Mohammed Merah in Toulouse in 2012, began their journey towards militant Islam as petty criminals. |
| The Nice attacker appears to have followed the same path. | The Nice attacker appears to have followed the same path. |