Nice attacker's relative: "He was not religious. He did not go to the mosque, he did not pray, he did not observe Ramadan. He drank alcohol, ate pork and took drugs. This is all forbidden under Islam. He was not a Muslim, he was a shit. He beat his wife, my cousin, he was a nasty piece of work.”

The man behind the Nice truck attack that left 84 dead drank alcohol, beat his wife and has been described as “not a Muslim but a shit”.

Mohamed Lahouaiej Bouhlel, 31, who was born in Tunisia and had dual French citizenship, drove a rented truck through a crowd on a seaside promenade celebrating Bastille Day late on Thursday night.

He was shot dead by police and the truck’s windscreen was riddled with bullet holes as police investigated it after the incident.

Police are currently searching his home and local newspaper Nice Matin said he worked as a truck driver. He was reported to be a “loner” who became depressed after his wife left him. French TV reported that he was a father to three children. Full story...

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