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IS claims Nice massacre

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AFP Beirut
The Islamic State group claimed responsibility for the truck attack that killed 84 people in Nice on France's national holiday, a news service affiliated with the jihadists said today.

Amaq quoted an IS security source as saying one of its "soldiers" carried out Thursday's carnage "in response to calls to target nations of coalition states that are fighting (IS)".

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First Published: Jul 16 2016 | 2:32 PM IST

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