Weapons Found in Nice Truck Inoperable

The weapons found inside the Nice attack truck include an "inoperable" grenade and "dummy long arms," iTELE reports.

PARIS (Sputnik) – On Thursday night, a truck rammed into a large crowd that was celebrating Bastille Day in Nice. At least 80 people, including children, were killed and dozens of others were injured.

The driver of the truck was shot dead by police. President of the Regional Council of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Christian Estrosi said earlier that weapons and grenades that were found inside the truck were "rather powerful and operational."

According to BFM TV, the truck driver was armed with a small gun and shot several times before being killed.

According to ID documents found inside the truck, the driver was a 31-year-old man who was a resident of Nice of Tunisian origin. The truck was rented several days before the Thursday night attack.

It is not yet clear whether the driver had accomplices. He was known to police for small crimes but was never investigated by intelligence, according to iTELE.

Anti-terrorism prosecutors are now investigating the deadly Nice attack.

French President Francois Hollande said that the terrorist nature of the attack cannot be denied.