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Nice attacker plotted action for months, prosecutors say
French prosecutor’s have revealed that Mohamed Lahouaiej Bouhlel, the man behind the attack in Nice which claimed the lives of 84 people planned the attack for months in connivance with five other suspects.
According to Paris prosecutor Francois Molins, four among the five suspects have been arrested in connection with the attack which saw Mohamed drive a lorry through crowds in the French city.
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Molins said the four suspects are now facing preliminary “terrorism” charges for their alleged roles in helping 31-year-old Mohamed in the July 14 attack.
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