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| Nice attacker ‘most likely linked to radical Islam’ - French PM Valls | Nice attacker ‘most likely linked to radical Islam’ - French PM Valls |
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| Radical Islam is likely to blame for the attack in the French coastal city, French Prime Minister Manuel Valls said, although he refused to speculate whether the perpetrator was merely inspired by religion, or had received terrorist training. | Radical Islam is likely to blame for the attack in the French coastal city, French Prime Minister Manuel Valls said, although he refused to speculate whether the perpetrator was merely inspired by religion, or had received terrorist training. |
| "He is a terrorist, probably linked to radical Islam one way or another," Valls told France 2 television. "Yes, it is a terrorist act and we shall see what links there are with terrorist organizations." | "He is a terrorist, probably linked to radical Islam one way or another," Valls told France 2 television. "Yes, it is a terrorist act and we shall see what links there are with terrorist organizations." |
| RT's LIVE UPDATES on the truck attack in Nice | RT's LIVE UPDATES on the truck attack in Nice |
| The Tunisian-born 31-year-old delivery man Mohamed Lahouaiej-Bouhlel drove his weapons-laden truck along the promenade in Nice on Thursday night, killing at least 84 people, before being gunned down by police. | The Tunisian-born 31-year-old delivery man Mohamed Lahouaiej-Bouhlel drove his weapons-laden truck along the promenade in Nice on Thursday night, killing at least 84 people, before being gunned down by police. |
| Despite suffering the third major attack on his watch in just 18 months – following the Charlie Hebdo shooting and the Paris bombings – Valls praised France’s security forces, saying they were not to blame for missing the suspect, who had a petty criminal record, but was not on a terrorist watch list. The Socialist Party politician claimed that 15 similar acts have been prevented this year alone. | |
| READ MORE: Nice attack matches calls by terrorist groups – prosecutor | |
| “What do the terrorists want? To divide us… Now we need national unity more than ever,” Valls told the host of the main evening news program. “We need to rally around our values, mobilize security, and stay calm.” | |
| “I am convinced we can win the war against terrorism,” said the politician, who was appointed by President Francois Hollande in 2014, and has taken a visible role in enforcing the state of emergency imposed after the multiple Paris attacks in November last year. | |
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