A Brief History
On the evening of 14 July 2016, Mohamed Lahouaiej Bouhlel, an African-born Islamist immigrant to France, deliberately drove a 19-tonne cargo truck into crowds celebrating Bastille Day on the Promenade des Anglais in Nice, France killing 84 people and injuring more than 300. Bouhlel was then shot and killed by hero police. Due to his high number of victims, Bouhlel is unquestionably the most despicable scumbag of the year so far.
Digging Deeper
This loser was a Tunisian living in Nice, France and at age 31 was divorced with 3 kids. According to his father, Mohamed was not religious, but had been seen for psychiatric treatment. During the Bastille Day celebrations in Nice (what a great name for a very/tres “nice” city) Bouhel drove a large truck into the crowds of people on and near the streets, aiming for children, ultimately killing 84 people and injuring over 200 more, some with crippling and/or life threatening injuries. His murderous drive went about 2 kilometers before he was stopped.
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Historical Evidence
As this creep’s crimes were recently committed, book-length studies on them have not yet been written, but for more information on the broader subject of radical Islam in France and France’s “war on terror”, please see…
Chivvis, Christopher S. The French War on Al Qa’ida in Africa. Cambridge University Press, 2015.
Hancock, Ralph C., Pierre Manent, et al. Beyond Radical Secularism: How France and the Christian West Should Respond to the Islamic Challenge. St. Augustines Press, 2016.