Attack in Nice on July 14th

[Duque de Bragança]

According to le figaro.fr

INFO LE FIGARO - L'auteur de l'attaque condamné en mars dernier
Selon notre journaliste Christophe Cornevin qui cite une source policière, l'auteur de l'attaque de Nice a été condamné dans une affaire de violence en mars dernier. Le Franco-Tunisien de 31 ans est connu pour des affaires de droit commun. Il est, de même source, inconnu des services de renseignement.

The perpetrator had a criminal record and was convicted last March. "Affaire de violence" is pretty vague, could be battery for all I know. All of this according to police sources. Dual citizenship, as said before.
Unknown from French intelligence services. This includes counter-terrorism I presume.

http://www.lefigaro.fr/actualite-france/2016/07/15/01016-20160715LIVWWW00050-en-direct-nice-attentat-attaque.php

[Crazy_Ivan80]

lot's of people here with the heeby-jeebies given that "De Gentse Feesten" starts tonight and up a million people are expected during the event.

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I guess it's a blessing that truck didn't get any farther, towards where the concert was going on, and that it didn't explode with all those explosives that apparently were on board.

[Zanza]

I wonder if you can ever do anything against a sole perpetrator who maybe radicalized himself online or so and then uses something as common as a truck to commit a terror attack. I can't think of where you could detect him.

[Grallon]

Where are the Muslim lovers?  Have they started their litany of justifications yet?   



G.

[mongers]

Where are the Muslim lovers?  Have they started their litany of justifications yet?   



G.

Complaining that your own strawman got wet in the summer rains and won't now stand up.   

[The Brain]

I wonder if you can ever do anything against a sole perpetrator who maybe radicalized himself online or so and then uses something as common as a truck to commit a terror attack. I can't think of where you could detect him.

I wouldn't be surprised if many such persons have posted on various message boards etc and likely aired... frustration with the West and its civilians.

[Duque de Bragança]

Video of the firefight between the police and the terrorist driver now on French TV. Lorry was already stopped.

[grumbler]

Where are the Muslim lovers?  Have they started their litany of justifications yet?   



G.

Complaining that your own strawman got wet in the summer rains and won't now stand up.   

[derspiess]

No true Muslim would carry out this horrible attack.

And ISIL is not Islamic.

[The Minsky Moment]

Need to get an orthopedic surgeon in to help with the injuries caused by all the violent knee jerking in the thread.

[Maladict]

Need to get an orthopedic surgeon in to help with the injuries caused by all the violent knee jerking in the thread.

Not sure, they may have a point. I mean, I don't know many lorry drivers personally, but you hear stories.

[derspiess]

Could we get some examples of the knee-jerking?

[mongers]

Paris public prosecutor : 84 dead including 10 children, 50 people between life and death, 202 injured. #Nice

[lustindarkness]

[Valmy]

Unbelievable