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Nice attack: Couple reunited with their eight-month-old baby after making Facebook appeal | |
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A couple who lost their eight-month-old during the truck attack in Nice have been reunited with their baby after an appeal went out on Facebook. | A couple who lost their eight-month-old during the truck attack in Nice have been reunited with their baby after an appeal went out on Facebook. |
The parents reportedly lost their pram during the disorder that followed the moment a lorry drove into a crowd during Bastille celebrations in Nice. | The parents reportedly lost their pram during the disorder that followed the moment a lorry drove into a crowd during Bastille celebrations in Nice. |
Tiava Banner, the baby’s aunt, posted on Facebook status calling for people to contact her if they had information about her nephew. | Tiava Banner, the baby’s aunt, posted on Facebook status calling for people to contact her if they had information about her nephew. |
She wrote: “We have lost our eight-month old baby. | She wrote: “We have lost our eight-month old baby. |
“Friends of Nice, if you have seen him, if you were there, if you have picked him up, please contact me.” | “Friends of Nice, if you have seen him, if you were there, if you have picked him up, please contact me.” |
The post was shared by Facebook users more than 22,000 times. | The post was shared by Facebook users more than 22,000 times. |
Around an hour later, the baby was found alive and well after it was discovered a local resident had taken the baby into their home. | Around an hour later, the baby was found alive and well after it was discovered a local resident had taken the baby into their home. |
Ms Banner updated the post, thanking a woman named Joy Ruez. | Ms Banner updated the post, thanking a woman named Joy Ruez. |
“Found! Huge thank you to Joy Ruez,” she wrote. | “Found! Huge thank you to Joy Ruez,” she wrote. |
"Thanks to all of those on Facebook who helped us and sent us messages of support." | "Thanks to all of those on Facebook who helped us and sent us messages of support." |
She added: “He is well”, but said there was "still panic" because members of her family remained in hospital. | She added: “He is well”, but said there was "still panic" because members of her family remained in hospital. |
She wrote: “Other members of the family have been hospitalised. Prayers for my family and all of the families of victims." | She wrote: “Other members of the family have been hospitalised. Prayers for my family and all of the families of victims." |
Dozens of people are still missing following the attack. Concerned friends and relatives are using social media to appeal for information on missing loved ones. | Dozens of people are still missing following the attack. Concerned friends and relatives are using social media to appeal for information on missing loved ones. |
A Facebook page called SOS Nice has been set up since the attack to help appeals reach as many people as possible. | A Facebook page called SOS Nice has been set up since the attack to help appeals reach as many people as possible. |
More than 80 people are confirmed to have been killed and over a hundred are reportedly injured as a result of the attack, including 14 who are in intensive care. | More than 80 people are confirmed to have been killed and over a hundred are reportedly injured as a result of the attack, including 14 who are in intensive care. |
The attacker has been identified as 31-year-old Tunisian-born Frenchman named Mohamed Lahouaiej Bouhlel. | The attacker has been identified as 31-year-old Tunisian-born Frenchman named Mohamed Lahouaiej Bouhlel. |
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