Hollande had announced hours earlier that France would be ending a state of emergency imposed after the November 2015 attacks. The attacker told police negotiators during a siege that he was answering an appeal by Islamic State. Turkey blames Islamic State militants from the ex-Soviet Union for masterminding the attack. The interior minister says the bomber was a Turkish member of Islamic State. Islamic State claims responsibility.

Source: dna July 15, 2016 10:29 UTC