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French media have identified Mohamed Lahouaiej Bouhlel, a French national of Tunisian descent, as the man who mowed down dozens of people with a truck at a Bastille Day celebration in Nice, France. Two Americans were among those killed. USA TODAY NETWORK
Police shine a light as they approach the driver's cab of a truck, in Nice, France, on July 14. The truck plowed through a crowed, killing dozens.(Photo: AP)
Little is known about Mohamed Lahouaiej Bouhlel,<span style="color: Red;">*</span>the suspect identified by French media as being behind the attack in Nice that killed at least 84 people and wounded dozens.
There has been no official conformation from investigators that Bouhlel, 31, was responsible.
However, if<span style="color: Red;">*</span>he is found to be behind it, an identification card located<span style="color: Red;">*</span>in the truck he used to mow<span style="color: Red;">*</span>down his victims<span style="color: Red;">*</span>shows<span style="color: Red;">*</span>that he<span style="color: Red;">*</span>was a French national of Tunisian descent. He lived in Nice.
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Bouhlel<span style="color: Red;">*</span>does not appear to have been known to intelligence services and was not<span style="color: Red;">*</span>on a watch-list, according to the<span style="color: Red;">*</span>
Nice-Matin newspaper. The outlet<span style="color: Red;">*</span>also<span style="color: Red;">*</span>reported that Bouhlel, who was killed by police as he attempted to flee the scene,<span style="color: Red;">*</span>worked as a delivery driver and was known to them<span style="color: Red;">*</span>in connection with petty<span style="color: Red;">*</span>theft.
French television<span style="color: Red;">*</span>reports described him as a young father of three whose marriage may have broken down.
Neighbors told BFM TV that<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Bouhlel was "depressed and unstable" but "more into women than religion."
The attack appears to have been premeditated. There has no claim of responsibility from an outside group and no accomplices have been located.
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