IS claims Nice massacre as France defends securityNICE, France: The Islamic State group claimed responsibility Saturday for the truck massacre in Nice which France said was “a new kind of attack,” as it faced hard questions over security failures. Cazeneuve said that the father-of-three “seemed to have been radicalized very quickly, from what his friends and family” have told police. He and his wife had three children, but she had demanded a divorce after a “violent argument”, one neighbor said. France, which has a Muslim population of nearly five million, is also home to hundreds of jihadists who have flocked to fight alongside IS. A spokeswoman for the Nice hospital said 16 bodies had not yet been identified.

Source: Manila Times July 16, 2016 14:37 UTC