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| Nice attack: Two more arrests by French police | Nice attack: Two more arrests by French police |
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| A man and a woman have been arrested in Nice in connection with the Bastille Day lorry attack, French judicial sources have said. | A man and a woman have been arrested in Nice in connection with the Bastille Day lorry attack, French judicial sources have said. |
| More than 80 people died when a Tunisian man, Mohamed Lahouaiej-Bouhlel, ploughed the vehicle into celebrating crowds on Thursday evening. | More than 80 people died when a Tunisian man, Mohamed Lahouaiej-Bouhlel, ploughed the vehicle into celebrating crowds on Thursday evening. |
| Earlier, France called up 12,000 police reservists to boost security in the wake of the killings. | Earlier, France called up 12,000 police reservists to boost security in the wake of the killings. |
| The latest arrests bring the number of those held over the attack to seven. | The latest arrests bring the number of those held over the attack to seven. |
| The driver was shot dead by police when his vehicle's path along the seafront Promenade des Anglais was eventually halted. | The driver was shot dead by police when his vehicle's path along the seafront Promenade des Anglais was eventually halted. |
| A source close to the investigation told French news agency AFP that the killer had visited the area on the previous two days to prepare for the attack. | A source close to the investigation told French news agency AFP that the killer had visited the area on the previous two days to prepare for the attack. |
| At the scene - By Tom Burridge | |
| An impressive air of normality in much of tourist-packed Nice is deceptive. As well as grief, bewilderment hangs in the sea air. | |
| There are tears, hugs and silence at the mountain of candles, flowers and cuddly toys on the beach promenade, where joggers stop and parents bring young children to read the messages. | |
| A large white banner says: Why children? And, in a child's handwriting: Why do you want war? | |
| The bloodstains on the tarmac are gradually disappearing. The lampposts the lorry smashed into will be replaced. | |
| But for those who knew or loved the victims, things will never be the same. More armed police and soldiers guarding the streets will serve as a reminder. | |
| Amid the fear and sadness, and the unanswerable questions, defiance acts as a source of comfort. | |
| He will never defeat us, says one message on the promenade. Another reads: Love defeats hate. | |
| Those detained by French police include Lahouaiej-Bouhlel's estranged wife. The others, said to be close associates of the killer, have not been identified. | |
| French President Francois Hollande has called the attack terrorism and officials have said investigators will seek to find out whether the Tunisian had links with extremist groups. | French President Francois Hollande has called the attack terrorism and officials have said investigators will seek to find out whether the Tunisian had links with extremist groups. |
| 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 was unknown to French intelligence services although he had been in trouble with the police for threatening behaviour, violence and petty theft. | He was unknown to French intelligence services although he had been in trouble with the police for threatening behaviour, violence and petty theft. |
| Tunisian security sources have told the BBC he visited Tunisia frequently, the last time eight months ago. | Tunisian security sources have told the BBC he visited Tunisia frequently, the last time eight months ago. |
| It is not known if he trained in Syria or had any help planning the attack. | |
| So-called Islamic State said the attacker was acting in response to its calls to target civilians in countries that are part of the anti-IS coalition. | So-called Islamic State said the attacker was acting in response to its calls to target civilians in countries that are part of the anti-IS coalition. |
| Fifty-two of those injured in the assault remain in a critical condition in hospital; 25 of them are on life support. |