Nice attacker 'probably linked to radical Islam': French PM

July 16, 2016 00:04

French Prime Minister Manuel Valls says Nice attacker was one way or the other linked to radical Islamist circles.

The attacker, identified as 31-year-old Mohamed Lahouaiej Bouhle is from Nice.

At least 84 people were killed when the white 19-tonne truck driven by Bouhle slammed into the crowd on the Promenade des Anglais, Nice's glitzy beachfront, as they gathered to watch a firework display on France's national day.

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