The truck driver who left 84 people dead and many wounded in Nice
attack, watched Isis beheading online and dated a 73-year-old man,
French media reports. Mohamed Lahouaiyei Bouhlel, 31, was shot dead in
the cabin of the lorry he had driven into the packed crowd celebrating
Bastille Day.
According to French media, Bouhlel’s mobile phone
records shows how he used dating websites to meet men and women,
including a 73-year-old man. The phone was picked up by police officers
at the scene from the lorry’s cabin after he was shot dead.
Police say the phone is proving more important to the investigation than
the seven suspects in custody for their links to Bouhlel. Investigators
could not confirm the Tunisian-native was approached by an Algerian
Isis recruiter, stating the case was ongoing.
Bouhlel’s uncle, Sadok Bouhlel, has told reporters that the Algerian
recruiter found in Mohamed an easy prey for recruitment because he was
estranged from his wife and three children, adding that he learned about
the Algerian recruiter from extended family members who live in Nice.
Source: The Independent