"He carried out the operation in response to calls to target nationals of states that are part of the coalition fighting Islamic State." "Investigators still have not discovered a direct link between Islamic State and the attacker, so it is a cheap claim," he said. They are also using the public perception that an attack like this seems to fit Islamic State. "Islamic State called for such (individual) attacks to be carried out back in 2014. Tearful well-wishers were still laying flowers, candles, teddy bears and drawings at a makeshift memorial on the Promenade des Anglais.

Source: Thanhnien News July 16, 2016 20:37 UTC