France mourns Nice attack victims in one-minute silence

One minute's silence was observed all over France on Monday in memory of the people killed in French southern city Nice during celebration of Bastille Day last week.

On the Rivera city, thousands of people gathered in La Promenade des Anglais, a celebrated seaside promenade to pay tribute to the attack victims.

Accompanied with Health Minister Marisol Touraine and several local officials, Prime Minister Manuel Valls observed a one minute silence before being jeered by large crowd angry at the government's failure to preserve citizens' safety.

Video broadcast by BFMTV news channel showed the mass shouting "Criminals" and "Resignation."

Last Thursday, a Franco-Tunisian man drove a heavy truck into crowds celebrating Bastille Day in Nice. His truck careered 2 km through mass of revellers before being stopped by police units.

According to official data, 84 people were killed, including 10 kids, 300 others were wounded with scores remain in serious situation.

The suspect, Mohamed Lahouaiej Bouhlel, a delivery man, had a record of violence and weapons offenses but wasn't on watch list for eventual links with terrorist networks.

Speaking to Le Journal de Dimanche on Sunday, Valls said there was no doubting over the assailant's terrorist motives.

"We know now that the killer was radicalized very quickly," he said.

"But, the investigation will establish the facts," he added.

Since Paris attacks in November 2015, France has raised security alert to the highest level with security measures tightened at transport hubs, religious sites and department stores.

However, the Nice carnage posed new tests to the government's security and raised fears of anti-Islam feelings in France where 5 million Muslims are living, the largest community in Europe. Endit