The French government has bowed to increasing pressure to explain how the Nice truck killer was able to get past a security checkpoint on the night of the July 14th and go on to murder 84 people. The truck forced his way through the road block by mounting the pavement," read a statement from the local authority. Police check cars on the night of the truck attack in Nice. "I want to know how this truck was able to enter the pedestrianized zone," were the words of former mayor Nice Christian Estrosi on the night of the attack. That was before he decided to launch the independent probe, which former Nice mayor Christian Estrosi will hope to answer his question of how Lahouaiej-Bouhlel and his 19 tonne truck got through.

Source: The Local July 21, 2016 08:48 UTC