Nice: French police today arrested eight associates of the jihadist who killed 86 people when he ploughed his truck into a Bastille Day crowd in Nice, an investigation source said.
"They are associates of the perpetrator. We are carrying out checks and they are in custody," the source said.
"They are all men, of French and Tunisian nationality."
Police were also searching properties on Tuesday, the source said.
The ISIS claimed he was one of its followers.
Six people have already been charged over the attack.
"They are associates of the perpetrator. We are carrying out checks and they are in custody," the source said.
"They are all men, of French and Tunisian nationality."
Police were also searching properties on Tuesday, the source said.
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The ISIS claimed he was one of its followers.
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Six people have already been charged over the attack.
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