NICE (FRANCE) - Mohamed Lahouaiej-Bouhlel was a petty criminal with a penchant for boozing, bodybuilding and trying to pick up women who showed no signs of radicalisation until recently, according to neighbours and family. One former neighbour, who also asked not to be named, described him as violent man who had lashed out after his wife requested a divorce. "He didn't pray, he didn't fast, he drank alcohol," said Mohamed Mondher Lahouaiej-Bouhlel, who still lives in Tunisia, adding: "He even took drugs." His father, who lost touch with his son years ago, told AFP he had shown no interest in religion as a youth. Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve said the picture emerging during questioning of scores of friends and relatives was of someone who "seemed to have been radicalised very quickly".

Source: Bangkok Post July 17, 2016 13:18 UTC