Mohamed Lahouaiej-Bouhlel
Mohamed Lahouaiej-Bouhlel was the Tunisian-born perpetrator of the 14 July 2016 Nice truck attack, which killed 86 people and injured hundreds.
2016 Nice truck attack: A vehicle-ramming attack on crowds celebrating Bastille Day in Nice, France, that killed 86 people. Lahouaiej-Bouhlel carried out this attack on the Promenade des Anglais.
Vehicle-ramming attack: An attack in which a vehicle is deliberately driven into people or structures. Lahouaiej-Bouhlel used a truck as the weapon in Nice.
M'saken: A city in Tunisia's Sousse Governorate, near the country's eastern coast. Lahouaiej-Bouhlel was born in Tunisia and was associated with M'saken.
State of emergency in France: A French emergency legal regime that expanded authorities during periods of heightened security threats. The attack occurred while France was under a state of emergency after earlier attacks.
Promenade des Anglais: A seafront boulevard in Nice, France, known for its Mediterranean promenade. The truck struck crowds on this boulevard during Bastille Day celebrations.
Crowd crush: A dangerous compression of people in a crowd that can cause injury or death. The attack occurred among dense holiday crowds, where vehicle impact compounded crowd danger.
Tunisia: A country in North Africa, bordered by Algeria, Libya, and the Mediterranean Sea. Tunisia was Lahouaiej-Bouhlel's country of birth.
French counterterrorism: France's laws, institutions, and operations for preventing and responding to terrorism. The attack prompted scrutiny of threat assessment and public-event security.
Bastille Day: France's national holiday, observed on 14 July to commemorate the French Revolution. The attack targeted a crowded public celebration of France's national holiday.
Truck: A motor vehicle designed to transport goods, with a chassis and cargo area. The attacker drove a rented truck into pedestrians along the seafront.