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| At least 84 people have been killed and dozens injured after the driver of a truck ploughed into a crowd at the Bastille Day fireworks display in Nice. | At least 84 people have been killed and dozens injured after the driver of a truck ploughed into a crowd at the Bastille Day fireworks display in Nice. |
| French President François Hollande said the terrorist attack was an “absolute horror” and has extended the country’s state of emergency – due to end on July 26 – for a further three months. | French President François Hollande said the terrorist attack was an “absolute horror” and has extended the country’s state of emergency – due to end on July 26 – for a further three months. |
| Two US citizens and a Swiss woman have been named as victims. | Two US citizens and a Swiss woman have been named as victims. |
| Estonia's Foreign Ministry has confirmed that two Estonian nationals were injured in the attack, but is yet to give further details. | Estonia's Foreign Ministry has confirmed that two Estonian nationals were injured in the attack, but is yet to give further details. |
| A teacher and two students from Germany were also killed in the attack, Berlin officials have confirmed. The three victims were from teh same German school and were in Nice as part of a post-exam class celebration trip. | A teacher and two students from Germany were also killed in the attack, Berlin officials have confirmed. The three victims were from teh same German school and were in Nice as part of a post-exam class celebration trip. |
| A man has paid tribute to his Muslim mother who died in the attack, decribing her as someone practiced "real Islam". Hamza Charrihi, 38, said his mother Fatima "wore the veil of Islam and practicised a true and balanced religion. A real Islam. Not one of the terrorists". | A man has paid tribute to his Muslim mother who died in the attack, decribing her as someone practiced "real Islam". Hamza Charrihi, 38, said his mother Fatima "wore the veil of Islam and practicised a true and balanced religion. A real Islam. Not one of the terrorists". |
| One Russian visitor has been killed as three others are "unaccounted for" according to the Russian Foreign Ministry. | One Russian visitor has been killed as three others are "unaccounted for" according to the Russian Foreign Ministry. |
| One Ukrainian and two Armenians have also been killed. | One Ukrainian and two Armenians have also been killed. |
| The following victims have been named: | The following victims have been named: |
| Sean Copeland, 52, from Austin, Texas, was killed in the attack along with his 10-year-old son Brodie. | Sean Copeland, 52, from Austin, Texas, was killed in the attack along with his 10-year-old son Brodie. |
| A family member, Hayley Copeland, said Mr Copeland was on holiday with his wife Kimberley and their children in France to celebrate a birthday. | A family member, Hayley Copeland, said Mr Copeland was on holiday with his wife Kimberley and their children in France to celebrate a birthday. |
| Brodie was a member of Hill Country Baseball club, who posted a picture of him on Facebook and paid tribute to the “wonderful family”. | Brodie was a member of Hill Country Baseball club, who posted a picture of him on Facebook and paid tribute to the “wonderful family”. |
| Ms Casanova, a 54-year-old woman from Agno Ticino, an Italian-speaking region in Switzerland, has been confirmed dead by her brother Ivano Casanova. | Ms Casanova, a 54-year-old woman from Agno Ticino, an Italian-speaking region in Switzerland, has been confirmed dead by her brother Ivano Casanova. |
| She was said to be on holiday with her French husband, Gilles, during the time of the attack, and was known in Switzerland as being the first female customs expert in Ticino | She was said to be on holiday with her French husband, Gilles, during the time of the attack, and was known in Switzerland as being the first female customs expert in Ticino |
| Fatima Charrihi has been named as one of the victims. Presenting his mother's identity card, her son Hamza told french news sources: "She was the first victim. My brother tried to resucitate her, but doctors told us she died on the spot." | Fatima Charrihi has been named as one of the victims. Presenting his mother's identity card, her son Hamza told french news sources: "She was the first victim. My brother tried to resucitate her, but doctors told us she died on the spot." |
| Mr Charrihi descibed his mother as "extraordinary", adding that she practiced "true Islam". She had been at the seafront celebrations with her nephews and nieces at the time of the attack. | Mr Charrihi descibed his mother as "extraordinary", adding that she practiced "true Islam". She had been at the seafront celebrations with her nephews and nieces at the time of the attack. |