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Flowers being placed on the Promenade des Anglais in Nice Claude Paris/PA Wire

Frenchman jailed for trying to sell items from Nice massacre

The attack left 84 people dead.

AN UNEMPLOYED FRENCHMAN was jailed for 10 months Wednesday after trying to sell objects he had advertised online as found at the scene of the Bastille Day massacre in Nice.

Police specialising in online crime detained the man after seeing his offer of “Items from the July 14 massacre – price to be discussed” on the internet four days after 84 people were killed when a Tunisian man rammed crowds with a truck.

The ad included photos of a ring, a pair of glasses and a flag as well as a note offering to send photos of around 20 other items on request.

The man was found guilty of fraud and of trying to sell items that did not belong to him.

He was also prosecuted for possession of narcotics after police found two cannabis plants in his home.

In his defence, the man, who has no previous convictions, claimed that the advertised items actually belonged to his family, and that the ring was a gift from his mother to his sister.

- © AFP, 2016

Read: Nice attacker had “a clear interest in the radical jihadist movement”

Also: Idris Elba’s Bastille Day pulled from cinemas after Nice lorry massacre

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    Mar 12th 2012, 9:46 PM

    The slogan shall be, ” no way Jose”…..,

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    Mar 12th 2012, 10:11 PM

    People don’t actually realise that it really hasn’t rained all that much in the last two years, overall throughout the country we’re really not had an awful lot of rain.

    Sure the ground can be wet alot but thats generally due to overnight showers, there not very heavy and prolonged though, for anyone that cycles to work or spends alot of time outdoors walking or running you’ll know it doesn’t actually properly rain all that much.

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    Mar 12th 2012, 9:31 PM

    Money to be made here folks!

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    Mar 12th 2012, 11:37 PM

    YAY FOR GLOBAL WARMING

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    Mar 13th 2012, 1:28 AM

    Water is such a valued natural resource in which Ireland has plenty. Will this be part of the asset stripping?

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    Mar 13th 2012, 8:24 AM

    that water that fall’s at night .should be saved .ever hear rainwater harvesting .

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    Mar 13th 2012, 8:51 AM

    Rainwater harvesting? That sounds like a great idea. Any companies around Dublin do that? Could save a lot of money when those water meters go in.

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    Mar 13th 2012, 10:36 AM

    People complain about the rain and now ya’s want it back. Jaysus make up yiz’er minds will ya’s

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    Mar 13th 2012, 2:08 PM

    I thought the headline said “Hornpipes banned…”

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