At Least 30 Dead, 100 Injured After Truck Plows Into Crowd In Nice, France; Terrorism Feared
By Tyler Durden
In what may be the latest European terrorist attack on French soil, moments ago newswires reported that people could be seen running in panic after a truck crashed into the crowd on Promenade des Anglais in Nice, France during Bastille Day celebrations. The deputy prefect of Nice says that “possibly around 30 people dead, 100 injured, hard to say precisely.” The driver of the truck was said to have been killed after a shoot out with the police.
“It’s total panic,” a witness told the channel by telephone. “We saw a white lorry which drove directly into people on the Promenade des Anglais. A gunman fired into the crowd before being shot by police. Perhaps they are dead, I’m not sure.“
Mayor of #Nice tweets “appears dozens may have been killed” after a truck drove into a crowd. @akhbar https://t.co/R3rxLQwih5
— Jenan Moussa (@jenanmoussa) July 14, 2016
Several dozen people injured in tragic incident in Nice France. pic.twitter.com/e4NeOlFd9j
— Christopher Williams (@cwilliams559) July 14, 2016
Another video from tonight.. #Nice #France #Shooting #Truck pic.twitter.com/sPxGrQoQKR
— Hali (@haileyhellblond) July 14, 2016
Horrible pictures coming in from #Nice #France reports suggest firefight btwn driver and sec forces after the attack pic.twitter.com/jaYb93wv2D
— Tonton du Bled (@NextDoorArab) July 14, 2016
Local authorities state it is an attack and several gunshots have been heard, French TV reports.
Police and ambulances went to the scene and authorities from the local Alpes-Maritimes prefecture urged residents to stay indoors.
An AFP reporter described seeing a white van driving at high speed onto the famed Promenade des Anglais as people were leaving after the annual Bastille Day celebration display.
“We saw people hit and bits of debris flying around,” he said.
The alleged truck behind the attack:
Le camion qui a foncé sur la foule pic.twitter.com/h4QuBabJMx
— Nice-Matin (@Nice_Matin) July 14, 2016
Le camion criblé de balles #AttaquesNice pic.twitter.com/dDXTulKieh
— Nice-Matin (@Nice_Matin) July 14, 2016
Les secours sont à pied d’oeuvre à Magnan #AttaquesNice pic.twitter.com/vDpJQoFvr6
— Nice-Matin (@Nice_Matin) July 14, 2016
According to the Telegraph, A truck has crashed into a crowd of revelers celebrating Bastille Day in the French city of Nice – prompting fears of terrorism. Horrific images depicting men and women lying on the side of a road close to the Promenade des Anglais appeared on social media.
Videos and photographs also showed thousands fleeing in panic following reports of loud explosions.
#attentat l horreur à Nice pic.twitter.com/uOCcHBBVc1
— MLCECO (@MLCeco) July 14, 2016
Fireworks were filling the night sky as the drama unfolded, as the crowds enjoyed July 14th, which is always a Bank Holiday in France. The country is still under a State of Emergency following last year’s attacks on Paris, when almost 150 people were murdered by Islamic State and Al-Qaeda operatives.
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