Eight new arrests in Nice Bastille Day massacre investigation
The detained were all from the region around Nice in south-east France, suspected of helping Mohamed Lahouaiej Bouhlel mount his attack on July 14th, when he drove a truck into Bastille Day crowds on the Nice seafront causing the deaths of 86 people.
FrenchFrench authorities have made eight new arrests in connection with the Bastille Day truck attack in Nice that left 86 people dead, the Paris prosecutor's office said Tuesday, reports The Chicago Tribune.
The office said the suspects detained Monday were French and Tunisian and had links to the attacker, Mohamed Lahouaiej Bouhlel, who ploughed a 19-tonne truck down Nice's Promenade des Anglais and into a crowd assembled for a July 14th fireworks display. All eight were arrested in the Alpes-Maritimes region in the southeastern corner of France that includes Nice.
At least five people already face preliminary terrorism charges in the attack, and are accused of helping Bouhlel obtain a pistol and providing other support. It was not immediately clear what role is suspected for the men arrested this week.
The Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for the July 14th attack.
