Nice attacker had 'clear, recent' interest in radical Islam: prosecutor
Published Mon, Jul 18, 2016 · 03:24 PM
[PARIS] France truck attacker Mohamed Lahouaiej Bouhlel had a "clear, recent interest in the radical jihadist movement", Paris prosecutor Francois Molins said Monday.
Investigations showed the Tunisian had searched on the internet for information on a terror attack in Orlando and the Paris suburb of Magnanville, and had on his computer violent images "linked to radical Islam".
AFP
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