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| Nice truck attack: Hollande denounces 'monstrous' killing of 84 on Bastille Day – live | |
| (35 minutes later) | |
| 6.58am BST | |
| 06:58 | |
| Social media users have reacted with horror to the attack, using the hashtags #Nice06, #prayforNice and #porteouverte (door open) to express their sorrow and solidarity. | |
| There are no words for this madness. #Nice pic.twitter.com/MNkjqYW0bx | |
| Watching the news, horrific events in #Nice #France sad day pic.twitter.com/xzThRpTVQK | |
| So sad... #Nice06 🇫🇷😔🙏🏼 pic.twitter.com/QmHHV84xVb | |
| Updated | |
| at 6.59am BST | |
| 6.42am BST | 6.42am BST |
| 06:42 | 06:42 |
| Police source: driver was known to authorities | Police source: driver was known to authorities |
| The gunman who killed at least 80 people when he drove a heavy truck into a crowd in Nice was a 31-year-old Franco-Tunisian born in Tunisia, a police source close to the investigation has told Reuters news agency. | The gunman who killed at least 80 people when he drove a heavy truck into a crowd in Nice was a 31-year-old Franco-Tunisian born in Tunisia, a police source close to the investigation has told Reuters news agency. |
| The man was not on the watchlist of French intelligence services but was known to police in connection with common law crimes such as theft and violence, the source said. | The man was not on the watchlist of French intelligence services but was known to police in connection with common law crimes such as theft and violence, the source said. |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 6.47am BST | at 6.47am BST |
| 6.36am BST | 6.36am BST |
| 06:36 | 06:36 |
| Death toll rises to 84 | Death toll rises to 84 |
| #BREAKING: Nice truck attack death toll rises to 84: interior ministry | #BREAKING: Nice truck attack death toll rises to 84: interior ministry |
| 6.33am BST | 6.33am BST |
| 06:33 | 06:33 |
| Australia’s foreign minister, Julie Bishop, has confirmed that three Australians are among the injured. They were fleeing the attack when they were hurt, she said. | Australia’s foreign minister, Julie Bishop, has confirmed that three Australians are among the injured. They were fleeing the attack when they were hurt, she said. |
| Bishop: The overall level of advice for France hasn't changed. We continue to advise Australians to exercise a high degree of caution #Nice | Bishop: The overall level of advice for France hasn't changed. We continue to advise Australians to exercise a high degree of caution #Nice |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 6.36am BST | at 6.36am BST |
| 6.26am BST | 6.26am BST |
| 06:26 | 06:26 |
| 'I've never seen panic like it before' | 'I've never seen panic like it before' |
| A witness, John Curtis, has emailed from Nice to describe the chaos that unfolded when the attack took place. | A witness, John Curtis, has emailed from Nice to describe the chaos that unfolded when the attack took place. |
| We’re renting an apartment in Nice in rue Andrioli, about 2 or 3 hundred metres west of the [hotel] Negresco. We watched the fireworks sitting on a wall overlooking the beach. | We’re renting an apartment in Nice in rue Andrioli, about 2 or 3 hundred metres west of the [hotel] Negresco. We watched the fireworks sitting on a wall overlooking the beach. |
| There were thousands of people including lots of families with young children. When the fireworks were over we walked back along the the Promenade des Anglais. There were no cars and the wide dual-carriageway was completely taken over by pedestrians. | There were thousands of people including lots of families with young children. When the fireworks were over we walked back along the the Promenade des Anglais. There were no cars and the wide dual-carriageway was completely taken over by pedestrians. |
| We crossed over to the landward side and had just reached the point where there was traffic again. On our side of the road, where the traffic was heading out of town, there was nose to tail traffic but the other side of the central reservation was traffic-free. | We crossed over to the landward side and had just reached the point where there was traffic again. On our side of the road, where the traffic was heading out of town, there was nose to tail traffic but the other side of the central reservation was traffic-free. |
| Suddenly on the other side of the road we could see a white truck driving very fast and swerving from side to side. I knew immediately that it was going to kill people and it was heading straight into the crowds. People started running towards the side streets. | Suddenly on the other side of the road we could see a white truck driving very fast and swerving from side to side. I knew immediately that it was going to kill people and it was heading straight into the crowds. People started running towards the side streets. |
| I’ve never seen panic like it before. We were swept along by the crowd and we managed to get back to our apartment. | I’ve never seen panic like it before. We were swept along by the crowd and we managed to get back to our apartment. |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 6.36am BST | at 6.36am BST |
| 6.24am BST | 6.24am BST |
| 06:24 | 06:24 |
| Children undergoing surgery | Children undergoing surgery |
| Laurence Marie from the Lenval paediatric hospital has told Reuters news agency that “many” children were undergoing serious operations there. | Laurence Marie from the Lenval paediatric hospital has told Reuters news agency that “many” children were undergoing serious operations there. |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 6.36am BST | at 6.36am BST |
| 6.17am BST | 6.17am BST |
| 06:17 | 06:17 |
| As dawn breaks on the Promenade des Anglais, many relatives of the missing are still searching for their loved ones. | As dawn breaks on the Promenade des Anglais, many relatives of the missing are still searching for their loved ones. |
| Dawn revealed pools of dried blood, smashed children’s strollers, an uneaten baguette and other debris strewn about the promenade, according to Reuters. | Dawn revealed pools of dried blood, smashed children’s strollers, an uneaten baguette and other debris strewn about the promenade, according to Reuters. |
| What appeared to be bodies covered in blankets were visible between the gaps in security screens. | What appeared to be bodies covered in blankets were visible between the gaps in security screens. |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 6.32am BST | at 6.32am BST |
| 6.00am BST | 6.00am BST |
| 06:00 | 06:00 |
| What we know so far | What we know so far |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 6.47am BST | at 6.47am BST |
| 5.44am BST | 5.44am BST |
| 05:44 | 05:44 |
| 'Inactive grenade and fake rifles' found in truck | 'Inactive grenade and fake rifles' found in truck |
| The truck driver who rammed his vehicle into a massive crowd in Nice fired a pistol several times before being shot dead by police, a local official has told Agence France-Presse. | The truck driver who rammed his vehicle into a massive crowd in Nice fired a pistol several times before being shot dead by police, a local official has told Agence France-Presse. |
| “At the moment that he was shot dead by police, he had fired several times,” said president of the region Christian Estrosi. | “At the moment that he was shot dead by police, he had fired several times,” said president of the region Christian Estrosi. |
| A source close to the investigation said an “inactive” grenade was found inside the 19-tonne truck, as well as “several fake rifles”. | A source close to the investigation said an “inactive” grenade was found inside the 19-tonne truck, as well as “several fake rifles”. |
| 5.39am BST | 5.39am BST |
| 05:39 | 05:39 |
| Driver known to police – reports | Driver known to police – reports |
| The French TV station BFM is reporting that the driver of the truck was known to police, but not for terrorism offences. | The French TV station BFM is reporting that the driver of the truck was known to police, but not for terrorism offences. |
| The Guardian is not able to confirm the report at this stage. | The Guardian is not able to confirm the report at this stage. |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 5.59am BST | at 5.59am BST |
| 5.33am BST | 5.33am BST |
| 05:33 | 05:33 |
| Parents were throwing their children to safety | Parents were throwing their children to safety |
| Witnesses have told of how parents threw their children over fences to safety as a “stampede” of people rushed down the Promenade des Anglais. | Witnesses have told of how parents threw their children over fences to safety as a “stampede” of people rushed down the Promenade des Anglais. |
| Ismali Khalidi, a US-Palestinian writer who was in the southern French city to visit his sister, told the Guardian: “I have never seen that level of chaos and hysteria and terror.” | Ismali Khalidi, a US-Palestinian writer who was in the southern French city to visit his sister, told the Guardian: “I have never seen that level of chaos and hysteria and terror.” |
| Read more here: | Read more here: |
| Related: Bastille Day partygoers throw children to safety as truck attack sparks stampede | Related: Bastille Day partygoers throw children to safety as truck attack sparks stampede |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 6.00am BST | at 6.00am BST |
| 5.19am BST | 5.19am BST |
| 05:19 | 05:19 |
| The French illustrator @Louison_A has shared this image on Twitter. | The French illustrator @Louison_A has shared this image on Twitter. |
| Non. 💔 #Nice pic.twitter.com/ukaMCHJAmZ | Non. 💔 #Nice pic.twitter.com/ukaMCHJAmZ |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 6.00am BST | at 6.00am BST |
| 5.15am BST | 5.15am BST |
| 05:15 | 05:15 |
| Britain’s new foreign secretary, Boris Johnson, has joined the politicians condemning the attack. | Britain’s new foreign secretary, Boris Johnson, has joined the politicians condemning the attack. |
| Shocked and saddened by the appalling events in Nice, and the terrible loss of life. | Shocked and saddened by the appalling events in Nice, and the terrible loss of life. |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 6.01am BST | at 6.01am BST |
| 5.12am BST | 5.12am BST |
| 05:12 | 05:12 |
| A 'global failure' of French intelligence | A 'global failure' of French intelligence |
| After November’s Paris attacks, the French government put in place a state of emergency, which restricts civil liberties. It allows police to conduct searches without a warrant and place people under house arrest outside the normal legal process. | After November’s Paris attacks, the French government put in place a state of emergency, which restricts civil liberties. It allows police to conduct searches without a warrant and place people under house arrest outside the normal legal process. |
| A French parliamentary investigation into last year’s terrorist attacks on Paris has identified multiple failings by France’s intelligence agencies. | A French parliamentary investigation into last year’s terrorist attacks on Paris has identified multiple failings by France’s intelligence agencies. |
| The parliamentary commission was set up to assess the failure to prevent a series of attacks that killed a total of 147 people in 2015 – from January’s gun attacks on the Charlie Hebdo offices and a kosher grocery store to the coordinated gun and bomb attacks on 13 November outside the national sports stadium, at bars and restaurants and at a rock gig at the Bataclan concert hall. | The parliamentary commission was set up to assess the failure to prevent a series of attacks that killed a total of 147 people in 2015 – from January’s gun attacks on the Charlie Hebdo offices and a kosher grocery store to the coordinated gun and bomb attacks on 13 November outside the national sports stadium, at bars and restaurants and at a rock gig at the Bataclan concert hall. |
| The commission highlighted a “global failure” of French intelligence and recommended a total overhaul of the intelligence services and the creation of a single, US-style national counter-terrorism agency. | The commission highlighted a “global failure” of French intelligence and recommended a total overhaul of the intelligence services and the creation of a single, US-style national counter-terrorism agency. |
| Read the full report here: | Read the full report here: |
| Related: From Charlie Hebdo to Bastille Day: France reels after new deadly attack | Related: From Charlie Hebdo to Bastille Day: France reels after new deadly attack |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 6.01am BST | at 6.01am BST |
| 5.06am BST | 5.06am BST |
| 05:06 | 05:06 |
| Facebook activated its safety check after the attack in Nice. | Facebook activated its safety check after the attack in Nice. |
| It’s the third time in five weeks that the social network has deployed the tool, which lets Facebook users who are at or near the site of a natural disaster or terrorist attack inform their friends on the network that they are safe. | It’s the third time in five weeks that the social network has deployed the tool, which lets Facebook users who are at or near the site of a natural disaster or terrorist attack inform their friends on the network that they are safe. |
| It was also used in the wake of the attack on the Pulse nightclub in Orlando and after the suicide bombings at Istanbul’s Atatürk airport. | It was also used in the wake of the attack on the Pulse nightclub in Orlando and after the suicide bombings at Istanbul’s Atatürk airport. |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 5.09am BST | at 5.09am BST |
| 4.49am BST | 4.49am BST |
| 04:49 | 04:49 |
| Nice hospitals have launched an appeal for blood donations in the wake of the attacks. | Nice hospitals have launched an appeal for blood donations in the wake of the attacks. |
| #nice06 > Les hôpitaux lancent un appel aux dons de sang. L'EFS de Nice > 45 rue Auguste Gal à Nice ouvre à 9h30 https://t.co/Lixb3xuKea | #nice06 > Les hôpitaux lancent un appel aux dons de sang. L'EFS de Nice > 45 rue Auguste Gal à Nice ouvre à 9h30 https://t.co/Lixb3xuKea |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 5.09am BST | at 5.09am BST |
| 4.40am BST | 4.40am BST |
| 04:40 | 04:40 |
| The French prime minister, Manuel Valls, has tweeted: “The city of Nice has been hit by terrorism on the day of our national holiday. Immense pain, the country is in mourning. The French will face it.” | The French prime minister, Manuel Valls, has tweeted: “The city of Nice has been hit by terrorism on the day of our national holiday. Immense pain, the country is in mourning. The French will face it.” |
| La ville de Nice frappée par le terrorisme le jour de notre Fête nationale. Immense douleur, le pays est en deuil. Les Français feront face. | La ville de Nice frappée par le terrorisme le jour de notre Fête nationale. Immense douleur, le pays est en deuil. Les Français feront face. |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 4.53am BST | at 4.53am BST |
| 4.38am BST | 4.38am BST |
| 04:38 | 04:38 |
| The British ambassador to France, Julian King, said the embassy’s crisis centre had been activated. | The British ambassador to France, Julian King, said the embassy’s crisis centre had been activated. |
| Thoughts with the victims and their families. Our Embassy crisis center has been activated. https://t.co/jtIxD8Nbqg | Thoughts with the victims and their families. Our Embassy crisis center has been activated. https://t.co/jtIxD8Nbqg |
| A Foreign Office spokeswoman said: “We are deeply concerned about reports of an incident in Nice and are in touch with the local authorities to seek more information. “Our thoughts are with those affected and we stand by to help any British nationals.” | A Foreign Office spokeswoman said: “We are deeply concerned about reports of an incident in Nice and are in touch with the local authorities to seek more information. “Our thoughts are with those affected and we stand by to help any British nationals.” |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 5.06am BST | at 5.06am BST |