Islamic State claims to be responsible for the attack in Nice, where 84 people. This allows Amaq news agency news agency.
,, The person who has committed the attack was a soldier of Islamic State '', so does the organization. The bomber was the 31-year-old Frenchman of Tunisian descent Mohamed Lahouaiej Balbuena. His name is not mentioned in the statement of IS.
According to Reuters news agency is still unclear what are function within IS exactly. The authenticity of the statement could not be confirmed from independent sources.
The French authorities are investigating the claim. So far, there was no evidence found that the bomber had ties to Islamists. He was also not known for radicalism.
Family members of Bouhiel placed earlier also questioned the fact that he would be a jihadist. ,, He never went to the mosque, struck his wife, drank alcohol, used drugs and was crazy about strictly prohibited for Muslims pork ', ' says the cousin of his ex-wife to the British media.
Today, the French police arrested three people in connection with the attack. Authorities want to know whether the 31-year-old Tunisian driver acted alone or help. They also want to know if he was a follower of radical islam. The arrests are in two locations in Nice done.
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