French city of Nice marks 10th anniversary of terrorist attack

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French city of Nice marks 10th anniversary of terrorist attack

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France commemorates the 10th anniversary of the 2016 Nice Bastille Day terrorist truck attack which killed 86 people. The attacker was killed on the night of the attack, and trial has begun for eight accused accomplices in a Paris terrorism court.

France marks the 10-year anniversary of the 2016 Nice Bastille Day truck attack. The attacker, Mohamed Lahouaiej Bouhlel, drove his truck into a crowd along the “promenade des Anglais" who had gathered to watch fireworks - killing 86 people. While Bouhlel was killed by police on the same night, eight people are accused of helping him with the attack. Their trial will begin on Monday in a special terrorism court in Paris. Catherine Viette takes a look back at the events of that night.

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