https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from France in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Truck driver's four-minute rampage in the Mediterranean city during July 14th celebrations killed 86 and injured more than 450 https://www.thelocal.fr/20221214/french-court-jails-eight-over-deadly-2016-nice-terror-attack Wed, 14 Dec 2022 09:48:52 +0100 french-court-jails-eight-over-deadly-2016-nice-terror-attack Relatives of the 86 victims of last year's Nice terror attack have been outraged at a magazine's publication of video surveillance images of the moment a jihadist's truck plowed into the crowd. Prosecutors are demanding the publication be withdrawn. https://www.thelocal.fr/20170713/french-prosecutors-demand-magazines-withdrawal-over-publication-of-nice-terror-pics Thu, 13 Jul 2017 13:14:37 +0200 french-prosecutors-demand-magazines-withdrawal-over-publication-of-nice-terror-pics A man wounded in the Bastille Day truck attack in Nice died of his injuries on Thursday, hospital officials said, taking the death toll from the massacre to 85. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160805/man-injured-in-nice-attack-dies Fri, 05 Aug 2016 10:19:32 +0200 man-injured-in-nice-attack-dies Despite the efforts of the French president the controversy over the security arrangements on the night of the Nice attack won't go away. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160726/nice-security-row-rumbles-on-as-minister-files-lawsuit Tue, 26 Jul 2016 10:43:25 +0200 nice-security-row-rumbles-on-as-minister-files-lawsuit A new crisis hit France's government Sunday when a senior policewoman claimed the interior ministry pressured her to alter a report into security at the Nice fireworks display where 84 were killed when a man rammed a lorry into the crowd. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160725/nice-government-pressure-policewoman-over-nice-attack Mon, 25 Jul 2016 10:13:20 +0200 nice-government-pressure-policewoman-over-nice-attack French counter-terrorist police asked local authorities in Nice to delete CCTV images from the Promenade des Anglais on the night of the July 14th truck attack. But why? https://www.thelocal.fr/20160722/why-were-authorities-in-nice-asked-to-delete-cctv Fri, 22 Jul 2016 18:43:51 +0200 why-were-authorities-in-nice-asked-to-delete-cctv The Bastille Day massacre in Nice had been plotted for months and with the help of several accomplices, French prosecutors have said. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160722/nice-truck-killer-planned-attack-with-accomplices Fri, 22 Jul 2016 09:47:29 +0200 nice-truck-killer-planned-attack-with-accomplices The scooter rider who was caught on camera desperately trying to stop Nice truck killer has spoken out for the first time about his heroic act, saying he was ready to give his life to stop the murderous rampage. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160721/i-was-ready-to-die-nice-scooter-hero-speaks-out Thu, 21 Jul 2016 16:17:05 +0200 i-was-ready-to-die-nice-scooter-hero-speaks-out The French government has ordered a probe to examine the security operation in Nice on the night of July 14th after a newspaper alleged numerous "failings" and even "lies" by ministers. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160721/france-launches-probe-over-security-failings-in-nice Thu, 21 Jul 2016 13:04:13 +0200 france-launches-probe-over-security-failings-in-nice Five people detained after last week's massacre in Nice are due to appear before a judge Thursday, as the French Senate backed a law extending the state of emergency. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160721/fives-suspects-held-over-nice-attack-to-appear-in-court Thu, 21 Jul 2016 10:32:01 +0200 fives-suspects-held-over-nice-attack-to-appear-in-court Victims of the Nice truck attack included three generations of a family out for a stroll, a Frenchman protecting his pregnant wife and a former Soviet soldier. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160718/who-were-the-victims-of-the-bastille-day-attack-in-nice Mon, 18 Jul 2016 11:04:03 +0200 who-were-the-victims-of-the-bastille-day-attack-in-nice Details are emerging about the man believed to have been behind the Nice attack - the third devastating terror attack on French soil in 18 months. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160715/what-do-we-know-about-the-suspect-behind-nice Fri, 15 Jul 2016 15:47:45 +0200 what-do-we-know-about-the-suspect-behind-nice