Update: It’s now morning in France and the death toll from last night’s attack has climbed to 84.
Friday Morning Headlines: The latest on the #BastilleDay attack in #Nice which has killed at least 84 people https://t.co/fZkuQIMRZ9
— Sky News (@SkyNews) July 15, 2016
The Daily Mail reports two Americans, Sean Copeland and his 11-year-old son Brodie, were killed in the attack.
Update: Death toll is now up to 80 with up to 50 more injured:
JUST IN: The death toll in #NiceFrance attack rises to 80, per French President @fhollande. #KellyFile
— Fox News (@FoxNews) July 15, 2016
Sky News is now reporting the driver was a “French Tunisian.”
Police source says identity papers of a French Tunisian were found in truck that hit crowd in #Nice killing up to 77 https://t.co/LayurdPG3s
— Sky News (@SkyNews) July 15, 2016
Also, Fox News just pointed out that this attack is similar to a suggestion made in a 2010 issue of Al Qaeda’s propaganda magazine, Inspire. Here is that article from Inspire encouraging people to use a pickup truck to murder civilians in countries including France:
Update: Latest updates suggest the death toll has risen once again.
Attack In Nice: '75 Dead' As Truck Hits Crowd https://t.co/xbAvjwdCe9
— Sky News (@SkyNews) July 15, 2016
Update – the Paris prosecutor's office has opened a terrorism investigation into the lorry attack in #NiceFrance
— Sky News Breaking (@SkyNewsBreak) July 15, 2016
President Obama has issued a statement:
.@POTUS on the attack in Nice, France: pic.twitter.com/CrbChxZs04
— White House Archived (@ObamaWhiteHouse) July 14, 2016
Update: Fox News is now reporting 73 have been killed in the attack.
Report: 73 dead after truck hits crowd. #NiceFrance #BastilleDay pic.twitter.com/0JtAKrYDdK
— Fox News (@FoxNews) July 14, 2016
Via SkyNews, Le Figaro newspaper is reporting that guns and grenades were found inside the truck.
Update – 'Le Figaro' newspaper reports guns and grenades have been found inside the lorry that drove over the crowd #NiceFrance
— Sky News Breaking (@SkyNewsBreak) July 14, 2016
There are reports that the driver exchanged gunfire with the police before he was killed. From CNN:
A CNN affiliate in France, BFM-TV, reported police exchanged gunfire with people in the truck.
Not sure why CNN is reporting “people” in the truck. There don’t seem to be any confirmed reports of multiple people in the truck yet, only reports that the driver of the truck was killed.
No one has confirmed ISIS is responsible but that seems to be where this is heading.
[End update.]
A truck was driven into crowds of people who were celebrating Bastille Day by gathering outside to watch fireworks in Nice, France. Reports say at least 60 people have been killed. Most of the information at this moment is coming in by way of tweets. Here is the latest on the number of fatalities:
French prosecutor says at least 60 dead https://t.co/wUS6NwQdIz
— Emma-Kate Symons (@eksymons) July 14, 2016
From the newspaper Nice Matin, this one reads, “The truck riddled with bullets.”
Le camion criblé de balles #AttaquesNice pic.twitter.com/dDXTulKieh
— Nice-Matin (@Nice_Matin) July 14, 2016
Taxis are offering free rides to help evacuate the area:
Les taxis niçois prennent tout le monde en charge gratuitement pour les évacuer de la Promenade des Anglais #AttaquesNice
— Nice-Matin (@Nice_Matin) July 14, 2016
Some images of the scene:
Les images de la Promenade des Anglais après les #AttaquesNice pic.twitter.com/d4kDjs72OB
— Nice-Matin (@Nice_Matin) July 14, 2016
Video was shot by this Twitter user shows people running in panic:
Mouvement de panique !! #Nice pic.twitter.com/RgXar3fWZs
— HARP DETECTIVES🕵🏻 (@harp_detectives) July 14, 2016
“The horror in Nice.”
https://twitter.com/MLCeco/status/753698888368943104
There is video of the aftermath of this attack which can only be described as horrific. Since it’s not something everyone would want to see so I’ll link it but not embed it.
This video appears to shows the white truck driving through the crowd of people and people screaming in reaction:
Donald Trump has responded on Twitter:
https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/753720863606775809
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