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Attack on Nice: Five held by French police | Attack on Nice: Five held by French police |
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Five people believed to be linked to the man who killed 84 people in Nice are in police custody, the Paris prosecutor's office says. | Five people believed to be linked to the man who killed 84 people in Nice are in police custody, the Paris prosecutor's office says. |
Three arrests were made on Saturday and two on Friday, including the man's estranged wife, Le Monde reported. | Three arrests were made on Saturday and two on Friday, including the man's estranged wife, Le Monde reported. |
Mohamed Lahouaiej-Bouhlel drove a lorry into crowds marking Bastille Day on the Promenade des Anglais on Thursday before he was shot dead by police. | Mohamed Lahouaiej-Bouhlel drove a lorry into crowds marking Bastille Day on the Promenade des Anglais on Thursday before he was shot dead by police. |
So-called Islamic State claimed one of its followers carried out the attack. | So-called Islamic State claimed one of its followers carried out the attack. |
A news agency linked to the group, Amaq Agency, said: "He did the attack in response to calls to target the citizens of the coalition that is fighting the Islamic State." | A news agency linked to the group, Amaq Agency, said: "He did the attack in response to calls to target the citizens of the coalition that is fighting the Islamic State." |
'Extreme difficulty' | 'Extreme difficulty' |
French Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve said Lahouaiej-Bouhlel seemed to have been "radicalised very quickly". | French Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve said Lahouaiej-Bouhlel seemed to have been "radicalised very quickly". |
He said the "new type of attack... showed the extreme difficulty of the fight against terrorism". | He said the "new type of attack... showed the extreme difficulty of the fight against terrorism". |
Prosecutors said Lahouaiej-Bouhlel, a 31-year-old Tunisian, drove the lorry 2km (1.2 miles) along the promenade targeting people. | Prosecutors said Lahouaiej-Bouhlel, a 31-year-old Tunisian, drove the lorry 2km (1.2 miles) along the promenade targeting people. |
Of the 84 who died, 10 were children. Some 202 people were injured; 52 are critical, of whom 25 are on life support. | Of the 84 who died, 10 were children. Some 202 people were injured; 52 are critical, of whom 25 are on life support. |
Stephanie Simpson, from the Lenval children's hospital in Nice, said five children remained in critical condition, one was in a "very bad" condition, three were on artificial respiration, one had been stabilised and one eight-year-old child remained unidentified. | Stephanie Simpson, from the Lenval children's hospital in Nice, said five children remained in critical condition, one was in a "very bad" condition, three were on artificial respiration, one had been stabilised and one eight-year-old child remained unidentified. |
French President Francois Hollande met his defence and security chiefs and cabinet ministers on Saturday. | French President Francois Hollande met his defence and security chiefs and cabinet ministers on Saturday. |
He called for national unity in France and said: "We are in a time when, and we have seen it, there is a temptation to divide the country. | He called for national unity in France and said: "We are in a time when, and we have seen it, there is a temptation to divide the country. |
"Faced with these temptations, faced with this risk, we must recall the unity and cohesion of this country." | "Faced with these temptations, faced with this risk, we must recall the unity and cohesion of this country." |
Mr Hollande, who says the attack was a terrorist act, has already moved to extend a state of emergency by three months, and on Saturday France began three days of national mourning. | Mr Hollande, who says the attack was a terrorist act, has already moved to extend a state of emergency by three months, and on Saturday France began three days of national mourning. |
A state of emergency has been in place across France since the Paris attacks carried out by militants from the so-called Islamic State group. The 13 November attacks left 130 people dead. | A state of emergency has been in place across France since the Paris attacks carried out by militants from the so-called Islamic State group. The 13 November attacks left 130 people dead. |
Mr Hollande had proposed lifting the state of emergency on 26 July, but reversed his decision after the Nice attack. | Mr Hollande had proposed lifting the state of emergency on 26 July, but reversed his decision after the Nice attack. |
Psychiatrist Dr Sylvie Serret treated many people, including children, who witnessed the traumatic attack in Nice, and she feared long-term post-traumatic stress or anxiety would set in, in some cases. | |
She told BBC News: "I was with people who were in shock, some couldn't speak or express themselves." | |
Meanwhile, France's National Front leader Marine Le Pen has called for national service to be brought back, and a national guard to be created to protect France in the wake of Nice attacks. | Meanwhile, France's National Front leader Marine Le Pen has called for national service to be brought back, and a national guard to be created to protect France in the wake of Nice attacks. |
Speaking in Nanterre, on the outskirts of Paris, the far-right leader also called for the budget for the armed forces to be increased. | Speaking in Nanterre, on the outskirts of Paris, the far-right leader also called for the budget for the armed forces to be increased. |
Some 30,000 people were on the Promenade des Anglais at the time of the attack on Thursday night. | Some 30,000 people were on the Promenade des Anglais at the time of the attack on Thursday night. |
Residents of Nice and foreign tourists were killed, among them four French citizens, three Algerians, a teacher and two schoolchildren from Germany, three Tunisians, two Swiss, two Americans, a Ukrainian, an Armenian and a Russian. | Residents of Nice and foreign tourists were killed, among them four French citizens, three Algerians, a teacher and two schoolchildren from Germany, three Tunisians, two Swiss, two Americans, a Ukrainian, an Armenian and a Russian. |
There was a visible security presence in Nice on Saturday morning and soldiers were patrolling the front of the main train station Gare De Nice Ville. | There was a visible security presence in Nice on Saturday morning and soldiers were patrolling the front of the main train station Gare De Nice Ville. |
Stallholder Romain Ribero said France was used to high security in the wake of last year's Paris attacks. | Stallholder Romain Ribero said France was used to high security in the wake of last year's Paris attacks. |
"We feel safe. My children and my wife live here. We feel secure. I am already hurt after Paris, but we must go on," said the 37-year-old, who lost two friends in the November shootings. | "We feel safe. My children and my wife live here. We feel secure. I am already hurt after Paris, but we must go on," said the 37-year-old, who lost two friends in the November shootings. |
Lahouaiej-Bouhlel was known to the police as a petty criminal, but was "totally unknown to intelligence services... and was never flagged for signs of radicalisation," prosecutor Francois Molins said. | Lahouaiej-Bouhlel was known to the police as a petty criminal, but was "totally unknown to intelligence services... and was never flagged for signs of radicalisation," prosecutor Francois Molins said. |
However, Prime Minister Manuel Valls said he was "in way or another" linked to radical Islam and Paris prosecutor Francois Molins said the attack bore the hallmarks of jihadist terrorism. | However, Prime Minister Manuel Valls said he was "in way or another" linked to radical Islam and Paris prosecutor Francois Molins said the attack bore the hallmarks of jihadist terrorism. |
A neighbour of Lahouaiej-Bouhlel, who used to live in a high-rise block of flats on Boulevard Henri Sappia with his family, said he did not believe the 31-year-old was involved with IS. | A neighbour of Lahouaiej-Bouhlel, who used to live in a high-rise block of flats on Boulevard Henri Sappia with his family, said he did not believe the 31-year-old was involved with IS. |
Samiq, who did not want to give his surname, told the Press Association news agency: "I never saw him going to the Mosque. He was not a Muslim. During Ramadan I saw him smoking." | Samiq, who did not want to give his surname, told the Press Association news agency: "I never saw him going to the Mosque. He was not a Muslim. During Ramadan I saw him smoking." |
Speaking in Nice, the president of the Regional Council for the Muslim Faith, Boubakar Bekri, said mosques in the area had responded to the attack. | Speaking in Nice, the president of the Regional Council for the Muslim Faith, Boubakar Bekri, said mosques in the area had responded to the attack. |
"Yesterday in all mosques in the region of Alpes-Maritimes, there has been a common prayer calling for vigilance and patience, because these very bad events affect us; and there has been a call for blood donation," he said. | "Yesterday in all mosques in the region of Alpes-Maritimes, there has been a common prayer calling for vigilance and patience, because these very bad events affect us; and there has been a call for blood donation," he said. |