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Ex-wife of France truck attack suspect held for questioning: police

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The ex-wife of the man believed to have ploughed a truck into a crowd of revellers in Nice, killing 84 people, was held for questioning on Friday, a police source said.

Investigators are seeking to establish the motives of the suspect, 31-year-old Tunisian-born Mohamed Lahouaiej-Bouhlel, but are also looking for possible accomplices.

The ex-wife of the man believed to have ploughed a truck into a crowd of revellers in Nice, killing 84 people, was held for questioning on Friday, a police source said.

Investigators are seeking to establish the motives of the suspect, 31-year-old Tunisian-born Mohamed Lahouaiej-Bouhlel, but are also looking for possible accomplices.

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