French police have reportedly detained eight men linked to lorry attacker Mohamed Lahouaiej Bouhlel, who murdered 86 people on the seafront at Nice.
(BBC)- Police carried out a wave of arrests on Monday and Tuesday in and around Nice. Bouhlel drove a lorry into a crowd celebrating Bastille Day on 14 July.
He was originally thought to have acted on his own, but prosecutors later said he had accomplices. Six suspects have already been placed under formal investigation as part of the inquiry.
The attack was claimed by jihadist group Islamic State (IS), and anti-terror prosecutor Francois Molins said it had been planned for months in advance.
The six initial suspects have been accused of providing Bouhlel either with a pistol or with logistical support.
Ceremonies were held on Monday to remember the 229 victims of jihadist attacks in France since the start of 2015.
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