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Hollande defends minister under fire over Nice attack [5 suspects formally charged]
Yahoo! News ^ | July 22, 2016 | Clare Byrne

Posted on 07/22/2016 2:02:03 PM PDT by Styria

Paris (AFP) - French President Francois Hollande on Friday defended his government from accusations it relaxed its anti-terror defences after the Euro championships, and announced plans to arm the fight against the Islamic State group which claimed the Nice attack.

Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve has been the lightning rod for accusations that authorities dropped their guard after the June 10-July 10 football tournament, leaving the Bastille Day celebrations targeted in last week's massacre in Nice exposed.

Five suspects have been formally charged over the July 14 truck attack in the French Riveria city that killed 84 people.

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: bouhlel; france; hollande; nice
The French investigators showed that this attack was planned for over a year, including photos on the driver's phone from the same event last year.
1 posted on 07/22/2016 2:02:03 PM PDT by Styria
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To: Styria

The popos cannot protect you. They are not even allowed to protect themselves.


2 posted on 07/22/2016 2:04:59 PM PDT by Paladin2 (auto spelchk? BWAhaha2haaa.....I aint't likely fixin' nuttin'. Blame it on the Bossa Nova...)
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To: Styria

So much for the mentally-deranged lone wolf narrative.


3 posted on 07/22/2016 2:16:27 PM PDT by A_perfect_lady (They aren't being radicalized; they're being activated.)
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"Was planned for over a year"

One year and not one moderate Muslim knew about this and alerted the authorities?

4 posted on 07/22/2016 3:35:50 PM PDT by TYVets
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To: Paladin2

The citizens of France, bring back the guillotine and do the politicians first


5 posted on 07/22/2016 5:55:50 PM PDT by ronnie raygun
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