At least 84 people have died, including children, after a lorry struck a
crowd marking Bastille Day celebrations in the southern French city of
Nice on Thursday July 14,2016
Nice had been celebrating France's national day with fireworks when the attack happened
It happened on the famous Promenade des Anglais after a firework display. The driver was shot dead and guns and grenades were found inside the lorry.
French police riddled the truck with gunfire in an effort to kill the crazed driver of the truck which ran down hundreds of people
President Francois Hollande said the attack was of a "terrorist nature".
President Francois Hollande extended a state of emergency across France by three months.
The president added that "operational reserves" would be deployed to support the army and security forces across the country, with particular focus on the borders
Nice had been celebrating France's national day with fireworks when the attack happened
It happened on the famous Promenade des Anglais after a firework display. The driver was shot dead and guns and grenades were found inside the lorry.
French police riddled the truck with gunfire in an effort to kill the crazed driver of the truck which ran down hundreds of people
French prosecutors have confirmed
that Mohamed Lahouaiej-Bouhlel was behind the wheel of the lorry that
ploughed into people celebrating Bastille Day on the seafront in Nice on
Thursday, killing scores of people.
The 31-year-old Tunisian
delivery man was identified by his fingerprints after his driver's
licence, mobile phone and credit card were found inside the vehicle by
police who shot him dead.
President Francois Hollande said the attack was of a "terrorist nature".
President Francois Hollande extended a state of emergency across France by three months.
The president added that "operational reserves" would be deployed to support the army and security forces across the country, with particular focus on the borders
- A lorry has ploughed through a crowd during Bastille Day celebrations in the southern French city of Nice
- At least 84 people are dead, including many children, the interior ministry says
- A further 18 people are in a critical condition in hospital
- The driver of the lorry was shot dead, French media report
- French media reports say he was 31 and known to police
- French President Francois Hollande said the country was "under the threat of Islamic terrorism"
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