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Reuters
Reuters
World
By Juliette Jabkhiro and Antony Paone

Eight go on trial over 2016 Bastille Day truck attack in Nice

French gendarmes stand in front of the temporary courtroom as a lawyer arrives for the start of the trial of eight individuals for their role in the July 14, 2016 attacks on the Promenade des Anglais in Nice in which 86 people died when a truck was driven into a crowd celebrating Bastille Day, at the Paris courthouse on the Ile de la Cite, in Paris, France, September 5, 2022. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann

Seven men and one woman went on trial on Monday over a deadly 2016 truck rampage in the French city of Nice, accused of helping the driver who killed 86 people, including 15 children and teenagers, who had gathered to watch a fireworks display.

Attacker Mohamed Lahouaiej Bouhlel was shot dead by police on the spot after causing devastation and chaos on a stretch of about two km (1.2 miles) on Nice's seaside boulevard, where families were celebrating Bastille Day.

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