Eight go on trial over 2016 Bastille Day truck attack in Nice

FILE PHOTO: A cameraman stands in the trial broadcasting room located at the Acropolis Convention Center for the trial of eight individuals for their role in the July 14, 2016 attacks on the Promenade des Anglais in Nice in which 86 people died when a truck was driven into a crowd celebrating Bastille Day, in Nice, France, August 30, 2022. REUTERS/Eric Gaillard/File Photo

PARIS (Reuters) - Seven men and one woman go on trial on Monday over a deadly 2016 truck rampage in the French city of Nice, accused of helping the driver who killed 86 people, including 15 children and teenagers, who had gathered to watch a fireworks display.

Attacker Mohamed Lahouaiej Bouhlel was shot dead by police on the spot after causing devastation and chaos on a stretch of about two km (1.2 miles) on Nice's seaside boulevard, where families had gathered for Bastille Day celebrations.