The Islamic State (Isis) group claimed responsibility for the truck attack that killed 84 people in Nice on France's national holiday, a news service affiliated with the jihadists said Saturday. The truck attack killed 84 people on Bastille Day. Photo: AFPThe Local/AFP · 16 Jul 2016, 13:37Published: 16 Jul 2016 10:41 GMT+02:00Updated: 16 Jul 2016 13:37 GMT+02:00According to French media, the Islamic State (Isis) terrorist organisation has claimed responsibility for Thursday's Bastille Day attack which killed 84 people in Nice. ISIS also claimed responsibility for November 13th attacks in Paris which killed 130 people. French President Francois Hollande said in the wake of the Nice attack that France would strengthen its role in Iraq and Syria, where it is part of a US-led coalition fighting the jihadists.

Source: The Local July 16, 2016 08:37 UTC