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| Nice attack: At least 73 feared dead after lorry crashes in crowd at Bastille Day celebration in France | |
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| Terror has again hit the streets of France as a lorry was driven, seemingly deliberately, into a large crowd of people celebrating Bastille Day on the seafront in Nice, France. | Terror has again hit the streets of France as a lorry was driven, seemingly deliberately, into a large crowd of people celebrating Bastille Day on the seafront in Nice, France. |
| At least 73 people have been killed and more than 100 injured, according to the Nice prosecutor's office, and the driver of the truck is understood to have been shot dead by police at the scene. | |
| Many hundreds were told to run from the scene by police, and the president of the local region, Christian Estrosi, urged everyone in the city to remain indoors. | Many hundreds were told to run from the scene by police, and the president of the local region, Christian Estrosi, urged everyone in the city to remain indoors. |
| Eyewitnesses said the driver hit the crowd at high speed, swerving to hit as many as possible before climbing out of the car and shooting more dead. | Eyewitnesses said the driver hit the crowd at high speed, swerving to hit as many as possible before climbing out of the car and shooting more dead. |
| Mr Estrosi said the lorry was loaded with grenades and guns. | |
| He said "every heart" was with them: "We must stand firm. Proud of the solidarity which is being organised in Nice". | |
| The attack happened on the Promenade des Anglais at around 10:30pm local time at the end of a firework display in what local officials are treating as serious terror attack. | The attack happened on the Promenade des Anglais at around 10:30pm local time at the end of a firework display in what local officials are treating as serious terror attack. |
| Amid rumours of a hostage situation at a hotel in the city and of an accomplice inside the truck itself, police have said they are working to establish if the driver was "working alone". | Amid rumours of a hostage situation at a hotel in the city and of an accomplice inside the truck itself, police have said they are working to establish if the driver was "working alone". |
| Images emerged of the badly damaged truck, its windscreen riddled with bullets. Witnesses say there was an exchange of gunfire between the driver and police. | Images emerged of the badly damaged truck, its windscreen riddled with bullets. Witnesses say there was an exchange of gunfire between the driver and police. |
| Anti-terror investigators have taken over the scene which has been cordoned off to the public. | |
| A spokesman for France's interior ministry said there is going to be "a very high death toll". | A spokesman for France's interior ministry said there is going to be "a very high death toll". |
| One witness, Colin Srivastava, said: "The police told us run, now!" | One witness, Colin Srivastava, said: "The police told us run, now!" |
| Another, Roy Calley, told the BBC shots between the driver and police were fired as soon as they began to approach. | Another, Roy Calley, told the BBC shots between the driver and police were fired as soon as they began to approach. |
| A student at the celebration told local newspaper Nice Matin: "We were at Neptune Beach and the fireworks ended so we started to head back. | A student at the celebration told local newspaper Nice Matin: "We were at Neptune Beach and the fireworks ended so we started to head back. |
| "At that moment we saw the white lorry. It was around six tonnes and going at around 60-70km per hour. | "At that moment we saw the white lorry. It was around six tonnes and going at around 60-70km per hour. |
| "I saw behind the wheel. The driver was decided on where he was going. It happened two metres from us. I saw people lying, I saw a child on the ground". | "I saw behind the wheel. The driver was decided on where he was going. It happened two metres from us. I saw people lying, I saw a child on the ground". |
| Facebook has activated its security check service for people in the area to let people inform there families and friends. | Facebook has activated its security check service for people in the area to let people inform there families and friends. |
| People on social media are using the hashtag #PortesOuvertesNice (Doors Open Nice) to help visitors stranded in the city after local authorities told people to remain inside. | People on social media are using the hashtag #PortesOuvertesNice (Doors Open Nice) to help visitors stranded in the city after local authorities told people to remain inside. |
| One image on Twitter shows dozens of people lying injured on the floor with another showing a white lorry stopped in the middle of the street with four police officers observing it from a nearby palm tree. | One image on Twitter shows dozens of people lying injured on the floor with another showing a white lorry stopped in the middle of the street with four police officers observing it from a nearby palm tree. |
| The British Foreign Office has said it is contacting local authorities to help any British citizens in the city. | The British Foreign Office has said it is contacting local authorities to help any British citizens in the city. |
| A No 10 spokesman said Theresa May is being kept informed about the situation and has expressed her condolences to the victims' families. | A No 10 spokesman said Theresa May is being kept informed about the situation and has expressed her condolences to the victims' families. |
| Republican US presidential nominee Donald Trump has cancelled his news conference on Friday in light of the attack. | Republican US presidential nominee Donald Trump has cancelled his news conference on Friday in light of the attack. |
| President Barack Obama has released a statement condemning the attack | |
| It comes just hours after French president Francois Hollande announced the state of emergency which had been in place since the Paris attacks in November would be lifted on 26 July. | It comes just hours after French president Francois Hollande announced the state of emergency which had been in place since the Paris attacks in November would be lifted on 26 July. |
| He is now returning to Paris from holiday in Avignon following the incident. | He is now returning to Paris from holiday in Avignon following the incident. |
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