Best known as a Riviera tourist destination, Nice has been struggling to get a grip on its less prized distinction as France's prime recruiting ground for would-be jihadis. "Nice is the city which has been most hit by the jihadist phenomena," said David Thomson, an expert on radicalization in France. France's anti-terror prosecutors said on Friday they were looking for terrorist ties after a gunman plowed a delivery truck into crowds gathered to watch Bastille day fireworks, killing at least 84. The region of just over a million people is thought to be home to 10 percent of all of French citizens gone abroad to wage jihad. A man reacts by flowers left in tribute to the victims near the scene where a truck ran into a crowd at high speed killing scores and injuring more who were celebrating the Bastille Day national holiday, in Nice, in Nice, July 15, 2016.

Source: Thanhnien News July 15, 2016 19:18 UTC