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Third person detained in deadly Nice, France truck attack

Sunday, July 17, 2016

The truck loaded with weapons and hand grenades drove onto a sidewalk for more than a mile, plowing through Bastille Day revelers who'd gathered to watch fireworks. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)

NICE, France -- French authorities have detained a third person in connection with the Bastille Day truck attack in Nice that killed 84 people, according to an official in the prosecutor's office, which oversees national terrorism investigations.

The 37-year-old man was said to be part of the attacker's "entourage," according to the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity in line with government policy.
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Three students on a European study program - an American, Ukrainian and Estonian - are still missing following last week's truck attack on the French city of Nice.

A communications officer at the Nice branch of the European Innovation Academy, Annie Seneard, told The Associated Press on Sunday that among the missing is 20-year-old Nicolas Leslie, who was doing a stint at the EIA from the University of California at Berkeley. He was among dozens of Berkeley students on the program, and fellow students have posted fliers in Nice trying to find him.

PHOTOS: Truck drives through Bastille Day crowds in France, killing scores
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A woman places a candle during a vigil to honor victims of the Bastille Day tragedy in Nice, France, in Sydney, Australia, Friday, July 15, 2016.none
Flowers in the colors of the French flag are left on the fence of the French Embassy in Madrid, Spain, Friday, July 15, 2016.none
A family photo of the Copelands of Texas, two of whom were killed in the attack. From left, Sean (age 51, killed), Maegan, Brodie (age 11, killed), Austin and Kim Copeland.KTRK
Soldiers salute during an event to commemorate the victims of an attack in Nice in near the French embassy in Berlin, Germany, Friday, July 15, 2016.none
Catalan politics hold a minute of silence outside the Generalitat Palace, in Barcelona, Spain, Friday, July 15, 2016.none
A Turkish police special forces officer stands across from the French consulate in central Istanbul's Istiklal Avenue, the main shopping road of Istanbul, Friday, July 15, 2016.none
A woman weeps during an event to commemorate the victims of an attack in Nice near the French embassy in Berlin, Germany, Friday, July 15, 2016.none
A child's toy is placed among the floral tributes laid out near the site of the truck attack in the French resort city of Nice, southern France, Friday, July 15, 2016.none
Floral tributes are laid out near the site of the truck attack in the French resort city of Nice, southern France, Friday, July 15, 2016.none
People lay flowers at the steps of the French Embassy in Kiev, Ukraine, Friday, July 15, 2016.none
Flowers and candles are left following the attacks in Nice outside the entrance to the French Consulate Friday, July 15, 2016.none
A woman puts flowers near the scene where a truck mowed through revelers in Nice, southern France, Friday, July 15, 2016.none
Floral tributes are laid out near the site of the truck attack in the French resort city of Nice, southern France, Friday, July 15, 2016.none
A teddy bear and candles sit between flowers to commemorate the victims of an attack in the France city Nice in front of the French embassy in Berlin, Germany, Friday, July 15, 201none
A woman holds a banner during a minute of silence in honor of the victims of the Bastille Day tragedy in Nice, in Barcelona, Spain, Friday, July 15, 2016.none
A man stands next to a half staff French flags, at the Elysee palace in Paris, Friday, July 15, 2016.none
A woman lights a candle in honor of those slain in an attack in Nice at the French Embassy in Warsaw, Poland, on Friday July 15, 2016.none
The German ambassador to Poland, Rolf Nikel, carries flowers to place at the French Embassy in Warsaw, Poland, on Friday July 15, 2016.none
People react near the scene where a truck mowed through revelers in Nice, southern France, Friday, July 15, 2016.none
Relative of the victims of the Bastille Day attack comfort each other as they gather in front of Pasteur Hospital in Nice.none
Parents of victims embrace each other near the scene of a truck attack in Nice, southern France, Friday, July 15, 2016.none
A soldier stands next to a half staff French flag, at the Elysee palace in Paris, Friday, July 15, 2016.none
People sit overlooking the beach and not far from the site of the truck attack in the French resort city of Nice, southern France, Friday, July 15, 2016.none
Forensic officials work on the beach next to the famed Promenade des Anglais, scene of the truck attack, in Nice, southern France, Friday, July 15, 2016.none
Police officers work at the truck that mowed through revelers in Nice, southern France, Friday, July 15, 2016.none
Leaders stand for a minute of silence before the opening session of the Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) summit in Ulaanbaa, Mongolia on Friday, July 15, 2016.none
French President Francois Hollande, center, with Prime Minister Manuel Valls, left, and Minister of Health Marisol Touraine delivers a speech on Friday.none
View of the famed Promenade des Anglais, scene of the truck attack, in Nice, southern France, Friday, July 15, 2016.none
A forensic police woman walks at the scene of an attack after a truck plowed through a crowd in Nice, southern France, Friday, July 15, 2016.none
Forensic police officers work at the truck that plowed into the crowd in Nice, southern France, Friday July 15, 2016none
The truck which slammed into revelers late Thursday, July 14, is seen near the site of an attack in the French resort city of Nice, southern France, Friday, July 15, 2016.none
Discarded items are left on the beach, not far from the site of the truck attack in the French resort city of Nice, southern France, Friday, July 15, 2016.none
Police officers work near by truck that mowed through revelers in Nice, southern France, Friday, July 15, 2016.none
Authorities investigate a truck after it plowed through Bastille Day revelers in the French resort city of Nice, France, Thursday, July 14, 2016.none
The truck loaded with weapons and hand grenades drove onto a sidewalk for more than a mile, plowing through Bastille Day revelers who'd gathered to watch fireworks.AP
Security and medical teams work on the famed Promenade des Anglais, scene of the truck attack, in Nice, southern France, early Friday, July 15, 2016.none
A forensic officer stands near a van with its windscreen riddled with bullets, that plowed through a crowd of revelers.AP
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Uninjured but shocked people taking respite in the lobby of Le Negresco hotel.none
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Police officers and a soldier stand by the sealed off area of an attack after a truck plowed through a crowd of revelers in Nice, France.AP
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French President François Hollande meets with advisers during an emergency meeting.none

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The other program participants still unaccounted for are 22-year-old Canada-based Ukrainian national Misha Bazelevsky and 21-year-old Estonian Rickard Kruusberg, Seneard said.

A fourth missing student from the academy, 22-year-old Estonian Hans Joosep Lahe has been located.

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A lawyer for the estranged wife of the truck attacker who killed 84 people in Nice says the woman was no longer in touch with her husband.



Jean-Yves Garino told BFM-TV on Sunday that the woman, who is the mother of Mohamed Lahouaiej Bouhlel's three children, had been physically abused by her husband, and eventually threw him out of the house.
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Garino said "it was hard, but she did it," adding, "she was no longer in contact with him."



He said Bouhlel also was violent with the rest of the family, including the woman's mother.

The woman was detained Friday and released from custody earlier Sunday. Six people are still being detained.

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