Bastille Day Massacre Trial Begins in France; 86 Killed in 2016 Violence
6th September 2022
The trial concerns the eight people accused of helping a man plow a heavy truck through an unwitting crowd in the streets of Nice, many of whom were watching a fireworks display on France’s national day.
Over the next 3½ months in Paris, incident survivors and mourning loved ones will provide direct and anecdotal testimony related to that evening, when the alleged attacker, Mohamed Lahouaiej-Bouhlel, killed 86 pedestrians — including 15 children — and injured more than 400.
Wherever you go,
Whatever you do,
A Muslim waits there
To try to kill you.