Local government official Sebastien Humbert told BFMTV that the driver of the truck was shot dead after barreling down the palm-lined Promenade des Anglais in what he called "a major criminal attack".
"We saw people hit and bits of debris flying around," said an AFP reporter who witnessed the white truck driving at high speed onto the seaside road.
Hundreds of terrified pedestrians screamed as they fled the area. "It was absolute chaos," he added.
Witnesses speaking to local television stations described bodies lying on the promenade covered in sheets.
While officials referred to an "attack", the incident had not been claimed by any group
- President Francois Hollande said Friday that France's state of emergency would be extended for another three months after the truck attack in Nice.
The state of emergency has been in place since November's jihadist attacks in Paris, and was due to be lifted on July 26...
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A lorry has struck a crowd after Bastille Day celebrations in the southern French city of Nice, killing at least 80 people, including children, and injuring dozens, officials say.
ReplyDeleteIt happened on the famous Promenade des Anglais after a firework display. The driver was shot dead and guns and grenades were found inside the lorry.
President Francois Hollande said the attack was of a "terrorist nature".
He extended a state of emergency across France by three months....http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-36800730
The White House : Statement by the President on the Attack in Nice, France...
ReplyDeleteOn behalf of the American people, I condemn in the strongest terms what appears to be a horrific terrorist attack in Nice, France, which killed and wounded dozens of innocent civilians. Our thoughts and prayers are with the families and other loved ones of those killed, and we wish a full recovery for the many wounded. I have directed my team to be in touch with French officials, and we have offered any assistance that they may need to investigate this attack and bring those responsible to justice. We stand in solidarity and partnership with France, our oldest ally, as they respond to and recover from this attack.
On this Bastille Day, we are reminded of the extraordinary resilience and democratic values that have made France an inspiration to the entire world, and we know that the character of the French Republic will endure long after this devastating and tragic loss of life.
https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2016/07/14/statement-president-attack-nice-france
Death toll rises to 84 in Nice truck attack...
ReplyDeleteHollande said France's state of emergency would be extended for another three months
A truck smashed into a crowd in the French resort of Nice, killing at least 84 people in what President Francois Hollande on Friday called a "terrorist" attack on revelers enjoying a Bastille Day fireworks display.
The driver was shot dead after barreling the truck 1.3 miles through the festive crowd on the palm-lined Promenade des Anglais, sending hundreds fleeing in terror and leaving the area strewn with bodies......i24news.tv
Nice truck attacker identified as 31-year-old Franco-Tunisian...
ReplyDeleteAt least 84 people have been killed after a lorry ploughed into a crowd attending Bastille Day celebrations in the French city of Nice on Thursday night, in what is being investigated as a terror attack.