France's Hollande expresses "solidarity" after Berlin attack French president Francois Hollande expresses his "solidarity" and "compassion" with Germany, the day after an attack on a Berlin Christmas market. In France, the incident brought back memories of a similar tragedy five months ago, where Tunisian extremist Mohamed Lahouaiej Bouhlel ploughed a truck into a crowd on the Nice seafront, killing 86 people. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES