The dead suspect came from the Tunisian town of Msaken
The man, identified by French police sources as 31-year-old Mohamed Lahouaiej Bouhlel
The police have named the suspect as 31-year-old Franco-Tunisian Mohamed Lahouaiej-Bouhlel, after his identity papers were found in the truck.
Neighbours portrayed him as a solitary figure who rarely spoke and did not even return greetings when their paths crossed
The attack
A large truck ploughed into crowds celebrating Bastille Day in the southern French city of Nice at about 11pm local time on Thursday. At least 84 people were killed, including several children. A further 18 were seriously injured.
Witnesses said the driver swerved from side to side to apparently kill as many people as possible as he drove at about 50kmh for 2km along the Promenade des Anglais on the seafront. One witness said the driver fired a gun at police before they killed him.
Two Americans, Sean Copeland and his son Brodie, from Texas, have been named as among the 84 victims. Another victim has named by her son as Fatima Charrihi. He said she “followed a moderate Islam.”
Witnesses told of parents frantically throwing their children over fences to avoid them being struck by the lorry as people rushed down the promenade.