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| Nice attack: At least 84 dead after lorry crashes into crowd at Bastille Day celebrations in France | |
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| Terror has again hit the streets of France after 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 after a lorry was driven, seemingly deliberately, into a large crowd of people celebrating Bastille Day on the seafront in Nice, France. |
| At least 84 people have been killed, including a number of children, and more than a dozen remained were critically injured, according to the latest count from the French interior ministry. The driver of the truck, identified in French media as a 31-year-old local of Tunisian origin, 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. |
| Witnesses 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. | Witnesses 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. | 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". | He said "every heart" was with them: "We must stand firm. Proud of the solidarity which is being organised in Nice". |
| President Francois Hollande rushed back to Paris in the wake of the attack, and announced three security measures, including the extension of France's state of emergency - due to end on 26 July - for a further three months. | President Francois Hollande rushed back to Paris in the wake of the attack, and announced three security measures, including the extension of France's state of emergency - due to end on 26 July - for a further three months. |
| "A horror has come down on France again," he said, adding that "the terrorist character [of the the attack] cannot be denied". | "A horror has come down on France again," he said, adding that "the terrorist character [of the the attack] cannot be denied". |
| 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 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 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, and an anti-terror probe has now officially been opened. | Anti-terror investigators have taken over the scene which has been cordoned off to the public, and an anti-terror probe has now officially been opened. |
| 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 | President Barack Obama has released a statement condemning the attack |
| Mr Hollande expressed solidarity with the victims of the attack, while sounding a defiant note, saying France would continue its operations in Syria and Iraq. | Mr Hollande expressed solidarity with the victims of the attack, while sounding a defiant note, saying France would continue its operations in Syria and Iraq. |
| "After Paris, Nice is now hit," he said. "It is all of France which is under threat of Islamic terrorism. | "After Paris, Nice is now hit," he said. "It is all of France which is under threat of Islamic terrorism. |
| "It is clear we need to do all we can to fight against terrorism," he said. "France is strong, and France will always be stronger, I assure you." | "It is clear we need to do all we can to fight against terrorism," he said. "France is strong, and France will always be stronger, I assure you." |