Nice attack: ISIS had told supporters to run Frenchmen over with cars

July 15, 2016 15:58

While ISIS has not claimed responsibility for the attack in Nice, the terror group has encouraged its supporters to attack French people with cars, ahead of the Nice attack.

A man drove a truck through a crowd in Nice, killing at least 84 people with at least over 80 children injured. Supporters of ISIS have celebrated the massacre.

While the driver of the killer truck has been identified as a Franco Tunisian named Mohamed Bouhlel, the manner in which it was conducted is in keeping with calls from ISIS spokesperson Abu Mohammed al-Adnani to 'mow down French people'.

He had called upon supporters to use any vehicle to commit terror attacks, if they didn't have access to more traditional weapons. The call came in late 2014.

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