At the ar-Rahma mosque in the eastern Nice suburb of Ariane, worshippers held prayers for three of those killed in Thursday's attack, including 4-year-old Kylan Mejri and his mother Olfa Kalfallah, 31.
"What happened mustn't tear society apart," said Abdelkader Sadouni, a Muslim imam from Nice, his voice faltering as he called for unity in the face of an attack that indiscriminately hit men, women and children, Christian and Muslims, residents and foreign tourists enjoying France's national day fireworks together.
Mourners rallied around Kylan's father, Tahar Mejri, who carried the plain white coffin of his son out to a waiting hearse.
Holding photos of his son, Mejri spoke of his grief and described the moment that he arrived on the promenade to find his wife dead and Kylan's scooter lying on the floor. He spent all night going from one hospital to another before learning that his son hadn't survived.
Mejri said he plans to sue the authorities over what happened.
"A festival like that with nearly 33,000 and the promenade was open," he said. "There was no security."
