PARIS:A French court said on Tuesday all eight defendants on trial over a 2016 truck rampage in the French city of Nice were guilty for their roles in the crime, in which 86 people were killed.
Attacker Mohamed Lahouaiej Bouhlel was shot dead by police on the spot after causing devastation and chaos on a two km stretch of Nice’s seaside boulevard, where families had been celebrating Bastille Day.
The court found Mohamed Ghraieb, the main defendant and a friend of Bouhlel, guilty of belonging to a terrorist organization. He was handed an 18-year prison sentence.
The court also found two other defendants guilty of helping Bouhlel to obtain weapons and the truck.
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French court sentences eight on trial over 2016 truck attack in Nice
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French court sentences eight on trial over 2016 truck attack in Nice
- Attacker Mohamed Lahouaiej Bouhlel was shot dead by police on the spot after causing devastation and chaos on a two km stretch of Nice’s seaside boulevard
Heathrow airport sees record high annual passenger numbers
LONDON: Heathrow Airport said Monday it welcomed more than 84 million travelers last year, a record high amount for the London hub which is set to undergo a major expansion.
The annual update comes as Heathrow — Europe’s busiest airport by passenger numbers in 2024 — starts work on a new runway to “unlock even more of that connectivity, trade and economic growth for the UK,” the airport’s chief executive Thomas Woldbye said in a statement.
Istanbul airport last week disclosed that it welcomed 84.4 million passengers in 2025, just below Heathrow’s figure of 84.5 million.
Heathrow said almost 7.2 million passengers traveled through the hub last month, its highest number on record for the month of December.
The airport in August unveiled a £49-billion ($66-billion) expansion plan, including the cost of building a long-awaited third runway, approved by the UK government after years of legal wrangling.
The works will increase capacity to up to 150 million passengers per year, according to Heathrow.
It would be a rare expansion in Europe, where countries are split between efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and the needs of a strategic sector that has seen demand soar since the Covid-era lockdowns.
The runway would cost £21 billion, with flights expected to take off within a decade, while the rest of the privately-funded investment will go toward expanding and modernizing the airport.
The annual update comes as Heathrow — Europe’s busiest airport by passenger numbers in 2024 — starts work on a new runway to “unlock even more of that connectivity, trade and economic growth for the UK,” the airport’s chief executive Thomas Woldbye said in a statement.
Istanbul airport last week disclosed that it welcomed 84.4 million passengers in 2025, just below Heathrow’s figure of 84.5 million.
Heathrow said almost 7.2 million passengers traveled through the hub last month, its highest number on record for the month of December.
The airport in August unveiled a £49-billion ($66-billion) expansion plan, including the cost of building a long-awaited third runway, approved by the UK government after years of legal wrangling.
The works will increase capacity to up to 150 million passengers per year, according to Heathrow.
It would be a rare expansion in Europe, where countries are split between efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and the needs of a strategic sector that has seen demand soar since the Covid-era lockdowns.
The runway would cost £21 billion, with flights expected to take off within a decade, while the rest of the privately-funded investment will go toward expanding and modernizing the airport.
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