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Hollande 'open' to six-month extension of French emergency INTERNATIONAL

Hollande 'open' to six-month extension of French emergency

President Francois Hollande said he was willing to extend France's state of emergency for another six months following the Bastille Day massacre, as lawmakers prepared to debate the country's tough security laws.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Attacker in Nice showed 'clear interest' in radical Islam INTERNATIONAL

Attacker in Nice showed 'clear interest' in radical Islam

The truck driver who killed 84 people in the French city of Nice showed a "clear, recent interest" in radical Islam, the Paris prosecutor said on Monday, confirming the attack was "premeditated".

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Police arrest three in Nice as Islamic State claims truck attack INTERNATIONAL

Police arrest three in Nice as Islamic State claims truck attack

Islamic State claimed responsibility for the truck attack on the French city of Nice on Saturday as French police arrested three people there in connection with the carnage that claimed the lives of at least 84 people.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
'Many foreigners and children' among Nice dead and injured: Hollande INTERNATIONAL

'Many foreigners and children' among Nice dead and injured: Hollande

French President Francois Hollande said Friday that "many foreigners and young children" were among those killed or injured after the truck attack on a crowd celebrating Bastille Day in Nice, with around 50 fighting for their lives.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
World leaders express horror at Nice attack INTERNATIONAL

World leaders express horror at Nice attack

Politicians from around the world have reacted with horror after a truck smashed into a crowd in the French resort of Nice, killing at least 84 as they watched a Bastille Day fireworks display.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Qatar strongly condemns Nice attack ARABIA

Qatar strongly condemns Nice attack

The State of Qatar expressed its strong condemnation and denunciation of the heinous criminal act, which took place in the French city of Nice killing more than 80 people and injuring scores, including women and children.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
At least 84 dead in 'terrorist' truck attack in Nice INTERNATIONAL

At least 84 dead in 'terrorist' truck attack in Nice

A gunman smashed a truck into a crowd of revellers celebrating Bastille Day in the French Riviera city of Nice, killing at least 84 people in what President Francois Hollande on Friday called a "terrorist" attack.

4:45 AM November 25 2016