France: 84 Dead in Nice Truck Attack
July 14th, 2016Via: NBC:
The death toll continued to climb Friday as forensics teams combed the scene where a truck driver mowed down dozens of revelers after a fireworks display at the French seaside.
Police told to NBC News that 84 people were now confirmed dead following the attack in the coastal city of Nice.
French President Francois Hollande told reporters Friday that 50 people who were being treated at hospitals were in critical condition and “between life and death.”
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Via: AFP:
A truck ploughed into a crowd in the French Riviera resort of Nice, killing at least 77 and leaving scores injured in an attack on revellers watching a Bastille Day fireworks display, authorities said Friday.
The driver of the truck was shot dead after barrelling two kilometres (1.3 miles) through the crowd on the palm-lined Promenade des Anglais, sending hundreds fleeing in terror and leaving the area strewn with bodies.
Authorities said they found identity papers belonging to a 31-year-old French-Tunisian citizen in the truck, as well as “guns” and “larger weapons.”
“An individual drove a truck into the crowd. He was killed by police,” said interior ministry spokesman Pierre-Henry Brandet.
