A special French terrorism court on Monday opened the trial of eight people accused of helping a man who, on Bastille Day six years ago, plowed a heavy truck through crowds in a southern French resort town leaving 86 dead.
During the planned three and a half months of court proceedings in Paris, survivors and those mourning loved ones will recount the horrors inflicted along the beachfront of Nice on the night of July 14, 2016."It's this constant replay of the night in slow-motion, every detail of it," she said in an interview at the courthouse. "I feel as if I'm watching this tape that was recorded and that it just keeps happening.
The verdict is expected in December. The proceedings will be broadcast live to the Acropolis Convention Center in Nice for those who don't travel to Paris. Audio of the trial will also be available online, with a 30-minute delay. Shortly after the end of a fireworks display, the truck careered through the crowds for two kilometers like a snow plow, hitting person after person. The final death toll included 15 children and adolescents, while 450 other people were injured. Of the dead, 33 were foreign nationals.The Islamic State group claimed responsibility for the carnage.
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