Eight men have been arrested after a terror attack in the French city of Nice in July which killed 86 people and injured hundreds more.
French newspaper Le Monde reported the men were arrested late on Monday night in Nice and the nearby towns of Saint-Laurent-du-Var and Cagnes-sur-Mer.
Mohamed Lahouaiej Bouhlel, 31, was shot dead by police after he drove a truck down the Promenade des Anglais, where tens of thousands of people had gathered to watch Bastille Day fireworks.
Bouhlel was French-Tunisian, with Le Monde reporting those arrested on Monday are also of French and Tunisian origin.
It is not immediately clear what role police suspect the men played in the attack.
A source told the Agence France-Presse news agency that the arrested men were "associates" of Bouhlel.
Police were also searching properties on Tuesday, the source said.
At least five people already face preliminary terrorism charges in the attack, and are accused of helping Bouhlel obtain a pistol and providing other support.
The Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for the July 14 attack.
French authorities say Bouhlel was inspired by the extremist group's propaganda, but they say no evidence has been found that IS orchestrated the attack
with AP