Five people detained after last week's massacre in Nice are due to appear before a judge Thursday, as France is setto pass a law extending the state of emergency. Like Bouhlel, none of those detained were known to French intelligence prior to the attack. Four men and one woman aged between 22 and 40 are due to appear before the court for links to Tunisian Mohamed Lahouaiej Bouhlel who ploughed a truck into the crowded promenade in Nice. The government is scrambling to reassure a jittery population after the country's third major attack in 18 months killed 84 people out celebrating Bastille Day. A 22-year-old man who received an SMS from Bouhlel shortly before he began his rampage will also appear in court, as well as another man who had been in contact with Bouhlel over weapons.

Source: The Local July 21, 2016 06:33 UTC