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Terrorist attacks: Why France?

The last 18 months have seen France suffer three deadly attacks that left more than 231 dead and hundreds injured.

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Bastille Day killer ate pork, drank alcohol, then radicalised very quickly - prosecutor

The man who rammed a lorry into a crowd celebrating Bastille Day in Nice showed signs of radicalisation only shortly before his attack, which killed 84 people and injured scores, Paris prosecutor Fran

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France: Anti-government anger as Nice honours truck victims

Jeers and calls for France’s political leaders to resign overshadowed a minute’s silence in the southern coastal city of Nice on Monday as Prime Minister Manuel Valls and others paid tribute to the vi

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Nice attack - what we know about the victims

Following the attack on Friday in which a suspected terrorist drove a truck through crowds of Bastille Day revelers, the dust in Nice is starting to settle, and the victims of the attack that left 84

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Anger as search for missing relatives in Nice continues

For two days Tahar Mejri searched the hospitals of Nice for his missing son, having already lost his wife Olfa.

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49.3, French politics' imperfect number

Politics, it is often said, is about compromise. But for the French government at the moment compromise on the contentious issue of labour reform is

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Attack in Nice: France calls up 12,000 reservists as security questions mount

Amid a wave of mounting criticism, France has called up 12,000 police reservists to help boost security in the wake of Thursday’s attack in Nice.

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Can France prevent another attack?

The French authorities are now faced with an enormous security challenge: how do they prevent another Nice style atrocity?

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Attack on Nice: France seeks answers to what drove killer

As France tries to come to terms with the horror of Thursday night’s events in Nice which saw 84 people killed, including at least 10 children, investigators are still focusing on what pushed Mohamed

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ISIL claims responsibility for Nice truck attack

Police still don’t know how Mohamed Lahouaiej Bouhlel managed to get access to the Promenade des Anglais and plough a rented truck through dozens of people celebrating Bastille…

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Running for cover in Nice

With France reeling from last night’s attack in Nice which claimed the lives of 84 people, investigators are still trying to work out why a man with no apparent links to a terror organisation would co

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World leaders condemn Nice attack

Leaders from around the world have been voicing their outrage over the truck attack in Nice which killed at least 84 people.

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Paris Prosecutor says Nice attack bears hallmarks of Islamic terrorism

A terror inquiry has been launched into Thursday night’s attack in Nice that killed at least 84 people and wounded scores more.

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Who was Mohamed Lahouaiej Bouhlel?

Mohamed Lahouaiej Bouhlel was a Tunisian citizen who held residency status in France and worked as a delivery driver in Nice.

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'We are facing a long battle' says Hollande in wake of Nice attack

Speaking in Nice, after at least 84 people were killed after an attacker drove a truck through a crowd celebrating Bastille Day, French President Francois Hollande said: “We are facing a very long…

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Man injured in Nice describes escape

Nice’s image as the beautiful capital of France’s sun-drenched south is now thoroughly shattered.

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France to extend state of Emergency - what does that mean?

French President Francois Hollande has said the country’s state of emergency will continue for another three months in the wake of the lorry attack in Nice which left more than 80 people dead and doze

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Social media used extensively in aftermath of Bastille Day attack

The power of social media came to the fore following the Bastille Day attack with people warned, advised, reassured and reunited through Twitter and Facebook.

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Around the world people pay tribute to victims of Nice attacks

Around the world people were united in grief and solidarity as they honoured the victims of the attack in Nice.

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Amateur video shows police close in on Nice truck attack driver

Amateur footage shows the moment police surrounded the white truck which plowed into a crowd in Nice.