French PM is BOOED by furious crowd as thousands turn out for emotional tribute to Bastille Day massacre victims
Manuel Valls faced a hostile reception for a minute's silence in honour of the 84 victims of the ISIS truck fanatic - while the hero emergency services received a resounding cheer
FRENCH Prime Minister Manuel Valls was dramatically booed by hundreds of mourners today as he arrived for a memorial to the Nice massacre victims.
Mr Valls felt the full wrath of the public who accuse the government of a series of security failings that allowed three major terror attacks over the last 18 months.
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Sea of grief... this picture taken from a drone shows thousands of mourners at a memorial to victims of the Nice terror attack on the Promenade des AnglaisCredit: Getty Images
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Thousands of people returned to the scene in Nice where scores of people were mown down by a lorry to pay tribute to victims with a minute's silenceCredit: Getty Images
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Honouring the dead... thousands gather at a makeshift memorial to observe a minute's to the Bastille Day massacre victims on the Promenade des Anglais in NiceCredit: AP:Associated Press
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Jeered... French Prime Minister Manuel Valls (centre) was booed by hundreds of mourners as he arrived for a minute's silence for victims of the Nice massacre
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Grief... Mourners weep after a minute's silence at a memorial to the Bastille Day terror attackCredit: AP:Associated Press
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Shock... people observe a minute's silence on the famed Promenade des Anglais in NiceCredit: AP:Associated Press
The French PM arrived to a hostile welcome for a minute's silence in honour of the 84 victims of the ISIS truck fanatic - while the emergency services received a resounding cheer.
President Francois Hollande's Socialist administration has come in for blistering criticism over last week's deadly attack after it emerged there were just one cop on duty for every 600 revellers.
Nice resident Isabel, who declined to give her surname, said she did not boo but understood why tensions are running high.
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A view shows the crowd gathering near a makeshift memorial on the Promenade des Anglais to pay tribute to the Bastille Day massacre victimsCredit: Reuters
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A woman wears a French flag during the tribute to the Nice terror attacks victims on the Promenade des AnglaisCredit: AP:Associated Press
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People hug on the Promenade des Anglais during the memorial to victims of the truck attackCredit: Reuters
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Agony... people react after a minute's silence to honour victims of an ISIS truck attack that killed 84 people in NiceCredit: AP:Associated Press
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Cheers... People applaud French police and rescue teams after the minute's silence at the Monument du Centenaire on the third day of national mourning to pay tribute to victims of the truck attackCredit: Reuters
The 60-year-old said: "They want him (Mr Valls) to resign because he didn't put enough police on on the day. I was there (on Thursday) and didn't see police.
"It's terrible to say but we need a stronger prime minister with laws against radicalism. I am very sad. It (the attack) has broken families apart for nothing."
Former President Nicolas Sarkozy has accused the government of bad policies that he says also failed to prevent the Paris massacre that killed 130 and the Charlie Hebdo attack that left 12 dead.
Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve hit back Monday, listing a series of laws and extra police forces created under Hollande's presidency "to face a threat that France was not prepared for" when he took over from Sarkozy in 2012.
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People look at flowers placed on the Promenade des Anglais at the scene of last week's truck attack that killed 84 peopleCredit: AP:Associated Press
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Tributes... flowers and candles with a U.S. flag are placed at the scene of a truck attack on the Promenade des Anglais in NiceCredit: AP:Associated Press
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Mourners gather to observe a minute's silence in tribute to the victims of the deadly Nice attack at La Promenade des AnglaisCredit: Getty Images
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A man holds a placard reading "I am Nice" as people gather to observe a minute's silence on the Promenade des Anglais seafront in NiceCredit: Getty Images
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Tensions... a French soldier patrols during the minute's silence on the Promenade des Anglais in NiceCredit: AP:Associated Press
Thousands of people returned to the scene in Nice where scores of people were mown down by a lorry to pay tribute to victims with a minute's silence.
The families of some of the dead and injured gathered in the city alongside Mr Valls, Nice mayor Philippe Pradal and the region's head and former mayor Christian Estrosi.
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A man holds a French flag as people gather to observe a minute's silence on the Promenade des Anglais in NiceCredit: Getty Images
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Ghassan Zaour watches people gathered around a makeshift memorial after observing a minute of silence to honor the victims of deadly attack in NiceCredit: AP:Associated Press
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Flowers are laid at the makeshift memorial along the Promenade des Anglais in Nice to honour victims of the attackCredit: AP:Associated Press
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Quick getaway... French Prime Minister Manuel Valls leaves after a one minute's silence in Nice where he roundly booed by mournersCredit: PA:Press Association
After the silence at the Monument du Centenaire, the crowd, which spanned a lengthy portion of the promenade, broke into applause followed by the French national anthem as people defiantly raised their fists in the air.
The families and officials then laid flowers in a nearby garden.
Eighty-four people were killed when Mohamed Lahouaiej Bouhlel drove a hired lorry through crowds gathered to celebrate Bastille Day on the Promenade des Anglais on Thursday.
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French President Francois Hollande and his Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve take part in a minute's silence at the Interior Ministry in ParisCredit: AP:Associated Press
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French President Francois Hollande and French Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve (left) pay tribute to the Bastille Day massacre victimsCredit: Getty Images
The French-Tunisian father-of-three was killed by police after his rampage.
After a special security meeting, Defense Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said French forces in the U.S-led coalition struck ISIS targets again overnight and on Saturday.
French warplanes have been involved in the operation in Iraq and to a lesser degree in Syria.
