France

Two sisters, devout Muslims and French patriots, wanted to help the military in the wake of a terrorist attack. They were told they had to remove their headscarves. So what did they do?

After last week's truck attack, "We're lost," says one resident. "We just don't know how to deal with it. We're living in endless doubt."

France's anti-terror prosecutor said that more than 400 people across multiple agencies have been working on the probe. Authorities have taken five possible accomplices into custody.

It's a claim we need to take with caution, because French authorities have not yet found any links between the suspect and any militant organizations. They've taken five people into custody.

NPR's Scott Simon celebrated Bastille Day in France with his family. Even before he learned of the attack in Nice, he struggled to balance the joy of the festivities with the undercurrent of fear.

More than 200 people were injured on Thursday when a truck drove for more than a mile through a crowd of seaside celebrators in Nice, France. The attacker was shot and killed by police.

After three major terror attacks and several near misses since last year, France now appears more vulnerable to extremists than any Western country.

Law enforcement and judicial officials have identified 31-year-old Mohamed Lahouaiej Bouhlel as the suspect who they believe plowed into a crowd, killing at least 84 people.

After terrorist attacks in France last year killed nearly 150 people, a commission investigated what authorities could have done differently. They are pushing for a U.S.-style counterterrorism agency.