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Nice attacker Mohamed Lahouaiej-Bouhlel watched Isis beheading videos and dated 73-year-old man | Nice attacker Mohamed Lahouaiej-Bouhlel watched Isis beheading videos and dated 73-year-old man |
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The truck driver responsible for killing 84 people on Nice's waterfront watched Isis beheadings online and dated a 73-year-old man, it has emerged. | |
Mohamed Lahouaiyej Bouhlel, 31, was shot dead in the cabin of the white lorry he had driven into the packed crowds celebrating Bastille Day. | Mohamed Lahouaiyej Bouhlel, 31, was shot dead in the cabin of the white lorry he had driven into the packed crowds celebrating Bastille Day. |
French media have reported that Bouhlel's mobile phone records show he used dating websites to meet men and women - including a 73-year-old man. | French media have reported that Bouhlel's mobile phone records show he used dating websites to meet men and women - including a 73-year-old man. |
The device was picked up by police officers at the scene from the lorry's cabin after he was shot dead. | The device was picked up by police officers at the scene from the lorry's cabin after he was shot dead. |
Police say the phone is proving more important to the investigation than the seven suspects in custody for their links to Bouhlel. | Police say the phone is proving more important to the investigation than the seven suspects in custody for their links to Bouhlel. |
Investigators could not confirm the Tunisian-native was approached by an Algerian Isis recruiter, stating the case was ongoing. | Investigators could not confirm the Tunisian-native was approached by an Algerian Isis recruiter, stating the case was ongoing. |
The driver's uncle, Sadok Bouhlel, has told reporters that given Bouhlel's family problems - he was estranged from his wife and three children — the Algerian recruiter "found in Mohamed an easy prey for recruitment." | The driver's uncle, Sadok Bouhlel, has told reporters that given Bouhlel's family problems - he was estranged from his wife and three children — the Algerian recruiter "found in Mohamed an easy prey for recruitment." |
The uncle said he learned about the Algerian recruiter from extended family members who live in Nice. | The uncle said he learned about the Algerian recruiter from extended family members who live in Nice. |
Bouhlel's rapid radicalisation has puzzled investigators as friends and family said he had not been an observant Muslim in the past. | Bouhlel's rapid radicalisation has puzzled investigators as friends and family said he had not been an observant Muslim in the past. |
Despite Isis having claimed the attack, Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve told RTL radio Bouhlel may have been motivated by IS messages but not necessarily coordinating with a larger network. | Despite Isis having claimed the attack, Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve told RTL radio Bouhlel may have been motivated by IS messages but not necessarily coordinating with a larger network. |
Sadok Bouhlel, a 69-year-old retired teacher, in the driver's hometown of Msaken, Tunisia said: "Mohamed didn't pray, didn't go to the mosque and ate pork." | Sadok Bouhlel, a 69-year-old retired teacher, in the driver's hometown of Msaken, Tunisia said: "Mohamed didn't pray, didn't go to the mosque and ate pork." |
Sadok is devastated by his nephew's act, and doesn't want him buried in Msaken, saying: "He made more than 80 families grieve, and stained the reputation of our town and our country." | Sadok is devastated by his nephew's act, and doesn't want him buried in Msaken, saying: "He made more than 80 families grieve, and stained the reputation of our town and our country." |
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