The terrorist attack in Nice in 2016 killed 86 people, while the killer was shot dead by police, and more and more suspects were gradually identified. Seven men and a woman are now on trial in Paris as accomplices to the amok driver.
July 14, 2016. National Day in France. There are also celebrations in Nice, with fireworks at the end at 11pm, which were seen by 30,000 people. After that, many people strolled along the Promenade des Anglais on the coast in the warm summer night – when all hell broke loose. A 19-ton truck broke through the barriers and crashed into the crowd. What remained were 86 dead from 21 countries and 400, some seriously injured. The murderer Mohamed Lahouaiej-Boulel, a Tunisian, was shot dead by police officers. IS claimed the attack.
Seven accomplices in court
As with the Viennese bomber, it was initially believed that it was a single perpetrator – but now, 6 years later – six men and one woman are on trial in Paris under the strictest security measures. They are accused of forming a terrorist organization – but not murder! One helper committed suicide while in custody, another escaped. The trial, which is expected to last four months, will reveal to what extent the suspect was aware of the attack or helped plan it. You risk long prison terms.
850 joint claimants
In particular, the relatives of the dead and the many injured – some of whom suffered a lifelong disability – are given the floor. They have formed several victims’ associations, 850 of them as joint claimants. Judge Laurent Ravion is not only conducting the trial in French, it will also be translated into English.
Source: Krone
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