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Nice 'terrorist attack': truck hits Bastille Day crowd killing 77 people – live updates Bastille Day truck attack: French president denounces 'monstrous' killing of 77 people – live updates
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Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump respond
Paul Lewis
The Republican and Democratic presidential candidates have responded to the attack in France with phone-in appearances on US TV networks, offering divergent views over what they both called a “war” against terrorists.
Donald Trump, who has postponed the unveiling of his vice presidential running mate in response to the attack in Nice, indicated he would be prepared to seek a formal declaration of war from the US Congress and commit ground troops to the conflict.
Asked by Fox News host Bill O’Reilly if NATO troops should now launch a ground and air offensive against unspecified terrorist targets. “I would say that would be just fine,” Trump reportedly replied.
He said “I would, I would” when asked if he would seek a formal declaration of military action from the US Congress. “This is war,” Trump continued. “If you look at it, this is war. Coming from all different parts. And frankly it’s war, and we’re dealing with people without uniforms. In the old days, we would have uniforms. You would know who you’re fighting.”
Hillary Clinton was asked about Trump’s comments during her own appearance on CNN around one our later. She provided a more cautious reply, using similarly bellicose language but questioning the wisdom of being drawn into a ground war against the Islamic State.
“I think it is clear we are at war with these terrorist groups and what they represent. It is a different kind of war and we need to be smart about how we wage it and win it. So I think we need to look at all possible approaches to doing just that.” Asked who, precisely, the US was at war against, Clinton said: We’re at war against radical jihadists who use Islam to recruit and radicalize others in order to pursue their evil agenda. It is not so important what we call these people as what we do about them.”
The former secretary of state added that the enemy was “an ideology and not a nation state”, adding that it was misleading to refer to the current conflict as “World War III”. “It is a very different kind of war,” she said, adding that Isis would “love to draw the United States into a ground war in Syria. They actually think the end times would be hastened if we had some confrontation in that region. So we’ve got to be smart about this, not get pushed or pulled into taking action that doesn’t have the positive effect it needs to have.”
Clinton advocated an “intelligence surge”, better cooperation among allies in the fight against terrorism and greater efforts to combat radicalization online.
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François Hollande is giving a press conference
The French president, François Hollande, has confirmed that 77 people have died “including children”. He says it cannot be denied that it was a terrorist attack.
He says:
France has been struck on the day of her national holiday ... the symbol of liberty.
We show our solidarity towards the victims and their families.
All means are being deployed to help the wounded.
France as a whole is under the threat of Islamic terrorism. We have to demonstrate absolute vigilance and show determination that is unfailing.
Therefore I have decided to first maintain a high level of police forces, with 10,00 military staff, as well as our police forces. I have also decided to ask military volunteers to join and help our police forces.
I have decided that the state of emergency which was supposed to end on July 26 will be extended by three months.”
Nothing will lead us to give in to our will to fight against terrorism. We are going to strengthen our efforts in Syria and Iraq agains t those who are attacking us on our very soil.”
Hollande said he would go to Nice on Friday to support the city.
“France is horrified by what has taken place, this monstrosity of using a lorry to deliberately kill dozens of people who had come to celebrate 14 July.
“France is afflicted but I assure you she is strong and she will always be stronger than the fanatics that want to strike her today.”
Pres. Hollande: Horror has struck France again. France will always be strong. https://t.co/aDPHrg81eI https://t.co/2JB66uSIii
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Details about the driver emerge - reports Details about the driver emerge – reports
Both French TV station BFM and local newspaper Nice-Matin are reporting that the driver is a 31-year-old with dual French-Tunisian nationality. Both the French TV station BFM and the local newspaper Nice-Matin are reporting that the driver is a 31-year-old with dual French-Tunisian nationality.
BFM is quoting a police source via Agence France-Presse who said that an ID card was found inside the truck. Reports say the man was a Nice resident. BFM is quoting a police source via Agence France-Presse who said an ID card had been found inside the truck. Reports say the man was a Nice resident.
We stress that none of these details are confirmed.
INFO NICE-MATIN. Un Niçois d'origine tunisienne au volant du camion #AttentatNice https://t.co/hklMbEMcO1 pic.twitter.com/fOIQNS5UN4INFO NICE-MATIN. Un Niçois d'origine tunisienne au volant du camion #AttentatNice https://t.co/hklMbEMcO1 pic.twitter.com/fOIQNS5UN4
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Related: Bastille Day truck attack: truck kills more than 70 in France – in picturesRelated: Bastille Day truck attack: truck kills more than 70 in France – in pictures
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The president of the region that includes Nice has announced that the city’s jazz festival, due to open on Saturday, and a Rihanna concert planned for Friday evening, have both been cancelled after the deadly truck attack.The president of the region that includes Nice has announced that the city’s jazz festival, due to open on Saturday, and a Rihanna concert planned for Friday evening, have both been cancelled after the deadly truck attack.
Christian Estrosi said flags would be lowered across the city on Friday.Christian Estrosi said flags would be lowered across the city on Friday.
Dès demain les drapeaux de la ville seront en berne. Après l'annulation du concert de Rihanna, le festival du jazz est annulé.Dès demain les drapeaux de la ville seront en berne. Après l'annulation du concert de Rihanna, le festival du jazz est annulé.
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Le Figaro’s front page Le Figaro’s front page:
EN DIRECT - "L'horreur, à nouveau" à la une du Figaro >> https://t.co/2F6oHpGeRM pic.twitter.com/5CbE3VlzDjEN DIRECT - "L'horreur, à nouveau" à la une du Figaro >> https://t.co/2F6oHpGeRM pic.twitter.com/5CbE3VlzDj
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Hollande to hold a press conference in about 20 minutesHollande to hold a press conference in about 20 minutes
Attentat de Nice : allocution télévisée de Hollande vers 03H30 (Elysée) #AFPAttentat de Nice : allocution télévisée de Hollande vers 03H30 (Elysée) #AFP
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'I have never been so terrified in my life''I have never been so terrified in my life'
An Australian tourist in Nice has told the Australian Associated Press she could hear gunshots as the truck ploughed through crowds.Katie Baronie Shaw, 21, said she and a friend had walked from a foreshore fireworks display to a nearby bar when the music stopped and gunfire rang out.“We had no idea what was going on. Then all we could hear was gunshots. My friend just grabbed me and we all went out the back stairs and had to sprint out staying low with guys ushering us away from the foreshore.”Shaw sheltered inside the bar as staff pushed everyone to the back and pulled down roller doors.“We just sprinted, heads down, I’ve never been so terrified in my life.” An Australian tourist in Nice has told the Australian Associated Press she could hear gunshots as the truck ploughed through crowds.Katie Baronie Shaw, 21, said she and a friend had walked from a foreshore fireworks display to a nearby bar when the music stopped and gunfire rang out.“We had no idea what was going on. Then all we could hear was gunshots. My friend just grabbed me and we all went out the back stairs and had to sprint out, staying low, with guys ushering us away from the foreshore.”Shaw sheltered inside the bar as staff pushed everyone to the back and pulled down roller doors.“We just sprinted, heads down. I’ve never been so terrified in my life.”
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Jessica ReedJessica Reed
The French Muslim Council has condemned the attack “with the greatest vigor”. The French Muslim Council has condemned the attack “with the greatest vigour”.
The council statement says “France has been hit yet another time by a terrorist attack of the utmost severity”, adding that this “odious terrorist act took aim at our country on the very day of its national holiday (Bastille Day), a day which celebrates liberty, equality and fraternity”. The council statement says: “France has been hit yet another time by a terrorist attack of the utmost severity,” adding that this “odious terrorist act took aim at our country on the very day of its national holiday, a day which celebrates liberty, equality and fraternity”.
The Council called for French Muslims to pray this Friday “to the memory of the victims of this barbarian attack”. The council called for French Muslims to pray this Friday “to the memory of the victims of this barbarian attack”.
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Relatives of the missing plea for helpRelatives of the missing plea for help
Family members of those who have not been in touch since the attack have been posting their details on Twitter in the hope of locating them. Family members and friends of those who have not been in touch since the attack have been posting their details on Twitter in the hope of finding them.
Théo 15 ans en vacance a côté de Nice si vous l'avez vu merci de me tenir au courant en dm #Nice06 #Attentat pic.twitter.com/nWPNDpKfJOThéo 15 ans en vacance a côté de Nice si vous l'avez vu merci de me tenir au courant en dm #Nice06 #Attentat pic.twitter.com/nWPNDpKfJO
ON RECHERCHE FLORENCE, LAURENT ET ALEXIS CE SOIR #Nice06 #PortesOuvertesNice #Nice pic.twitter.com/TVt0jaqV7mON RECHERCHE FLORENCE, LAURENT ET ALEXIS CE SOIR #Nice06 #PortesOuvertesNice #Nice pic.twitter.com/TVt0jaqV7m
1.54am BST A Reuters reporter is among the missing.
01:54 Here is a photo of our colleague @Matthiasgalante . We last spoke to him at 17h but no news since. #Nice06 pic.twitter.com/O90yn830QH
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Death toll rises to 77
Christian Estrosi, the president of the Nice region, has told iTélé that the death toll is now 77.
77 morts à #Nice selon Christian Estrosi cité par iTele pic.twitter.com/26LRItAs70
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The lobby of the Hotel Negresco has been turned into a makeshift hospital.
#NiceAttentat : dans le hall du Negresco transformé en hôpital. Les témoins sont entendus par les enquêteurs pic.twitter.com/FsBjNfRVQw
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What we know so far
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'The worst catastrophe our region has seen'
Jessica Reed
Minutes ago the president of the Nice region, Christian Estrosi, held a press conference. He said:
This is the worst catastrophe our region has seen in modern history. We now have to mobilise all of our services, all the psychologists, volunteers who are trained to help fellow human beings.
We will work with the imams, priests and rabbis who will also join us to help the victims and families who are suffering and will probably never heal their wounds ... I want to thank people who welcomed passersby and those people who show us tonight that hopefully, solidarity still exists in a world that is too egoistical and individualistic.
He added that a “senior member of the police forces” had been killed during the attack.
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An Australian witness has described the panic in the aftermath of the attack. Sophie Sanderlands said there were “strollers on the ground, people crammed into restaurants”.
Sophie Sanderlands is on holiday in France and has described the moment she saw thousands of people sprinting #sun7 https://t.co/bmUF3hpdbv
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Barack Obama releases statement
On 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.
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Angelique Chrisafis
A French parliamentary investigation into last year’s terrorist attacks on Paris last week 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 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.
“Our country was not ready; now we must get ready,” said Georges Fenech, head of the commission.
France has six intelligence units answering variously to the interior, defence and economy ministries. Fenech said the multi-layered, cumbersome intelligence apparatus was like an army of soldiers wearing lead boots.
The French interior minister, Bernard Cazeneuve, this week rejected the idea of an overhaul. He said some of the report’s other recommendations were already being put in place.
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