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French Government Orders Inquiry Into Security Measures After Nice Attack

© AP Photo / Claude ParisA soldier secures the Promenade des Anglais in Nice, southern France, Monday, July 18, 2016, prior to a minute of silence to honor the victims of the Bastille Day attack on Thursday in Nice
A soldier secures the Promenade des Anglais in Nice, southern France, Monday, July 18, 2016, prior to a minute of silence to honor the victims of the Bastille Day attack on Thursday in Nice - Sputnik International
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Bernard Cazeneuve, the French interior minister, decided to task the General Inspection of National Police with a technical evaluation of security and public order provisions after the deadly terrorist attack in the city of Nice.

A man kneels and holds his head on July 15, 2016 in front of flowers placed near the site in Nice where a gunman smashed a truck into a crowd of revellers celebrating Bastille Day, killing at least 84 people. - Sputnik International
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PARIS (Sputnik) — The French government has ordered an evaluation of the safety measures undertaken in the country's southern city of Nice ahead of and soon after the deadly attack, the Interior Ministry said in a statement on Thursday.

"Bernard Cazeneuve, the French interior minister, has decided to task the General Inspection of National Police with a technical evaluation of security and public order provisions… This administrative inquiry… will allow for the actual state of affairs to be uncovered," the statement, which was published on the Interior Ministry's Twitter account, reads.

​The inquiry is being undertaken to provide transparency and truth to the families of the victims, the statement highlighted.

A photo taken on July 15, 2016 shows flowers and candles placed near the site in Nice where a gunman smashed a truck into a crowd of revellers celebrating Bastille Day, killing at least 84 people. - Sputnik International
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On July 14, a truck rammed into a large crowd celebrating Bastille Day in the city of Nice. At least 84 people, including children, were killed and hundreds of others were injured. An investigation into the tragedy found that the person behind the attack was 31-year-old resident of Nice of Tunisian origin Mohamed Lahouaiej Bouhlel.

Soon after the accident, Mayor of Nice Philippe Pradal and President of the Regional Council of Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur Christian Estrosi has spoke of the long-term shortage of police in the city.

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