Eyewitness: Truck slams into crowd in Nice

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Eyewitness: Truck slams into crowd in Nice

NICE, France (AP) An eyewitness has told The Associated Press that he saw a truck driver slam a vehicle into a crowd of revelers in the French resort city of Nice and then emerge shooting, killing many.

Wassim Bouhlel, a Nice native who spoke to the AP near Nice's Promenade du Paillon, said that he saw a truck drive into the crowd and then witnessed the man emerge with a gun and start shooting.

"There was carnage on the road," Bouhlel said. "Bodies everywhere."

-- (c) Associated Press 2016-07-15

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Truck slams into revelers in Nice, dozens believed dead

CIARAN FAHEY, Associated Press

RAPHAEL SATTER, Associated Press

NICE, France (AP) NICE, France A truck drove on to the sidewalk and plowed through a crowd of Bastille Day revelers who'd gathered to watch fireworks in the French resort city of Nice late Thursday in what officials and eyewitnesses described as a deliberate attack. Dozens of people appear to have been killed, officials said.

Sylvie Toffin, a press officer with the local prefecture, said that the truck "hit several people on a long trip" down the sidewalk near Nice's Palais de la Mediterranee, a building that fronts the beach. Wassim Bouhlel, a Nice native who spoke to the AP nearby, said that he saw a truck drive into the crowd.

"There was carnage on the road," Bouhlel said. "Bodies everywhere."

How many people have died is unclear, although the death toll appeared to be high and climbing. Calls to interior ministry and police officials were not returned. Images circulating on social media showed grisly scenes of piles of bodies in the street. The president of the Provence Alpes Côte d'Azur regional council, Christian Estrosi, said in a message posted to Twitter that dozens of people appear to have been killed.

Bouhlel said he witnessed the man emerge with a gun and start shooting, but Toffin said she that, "to my knowledge" there was no gunfire.

She confirmed the incident was deliberate.

"It's an attack," she said. She said she did not have casualty figures.

It was not immediately clear who would have been behind the attack, but France has recently seen a spate of dramatic assaults from by jihadist groups, including the Islamic State group which straddles Iraq and Syria.

-- (c) Associated Press 2016-07-15

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Dozens feared dead after lorry crashes into crowds celebrating Bastille Day in French city of Nice - officials /BBC

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NICE, France (AP) - French official: Truck smashing into crowd in Nice was "an attack," several hurt.

[Shot]

At least 30 dead. Very sad. https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/dozens-dead-100-injured-in-nice-truck-attack-driver-shot-dead-regional-official/ar-BBulpVJ?li=BBnb7Kz

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'Many dead' as lorry hits crowd in Nice

NICE: -- A lorry has struck a crowd during Bastille Day celebrations in the southern French city of Nice, with reports of many dead.

The incident took place on the famous Promenade des Anglais during a firework display, media reports say.

One image on Twitter showed about a dozen people lying on the street, some being tended to.

Full story: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-36800730


-- BBC 2016-07-15

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Truck attacker kills dozens in Nice

NICE: -- Dozens of people were killed in the French Riviera city of Nice late on Thursday when a truck ploughed into crowds watching a fireworks display on France's Bastille Day national holiday, the mayor said on Twitter.

BFM TV said at least 30 were dead after the truck drove through people on the famed Promenade des Anglais on the Nice seafront. BFM said local authorities were treating the incident as an attack. Almost exactly eight months ago Islamic State militants killed 130 people on a Friday night in Paris in November.

"Dear Nicois," local government leader Christian Estrosi wrote in a tweet. "The driver of a truck appears to have killed dozens of people. Stay at home for the time being. More news to follow."

Full story: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-france-crash-idUSKCN0ZU2K7


-- Reuters 2016-07-15

[Somtamnication]

WOW. This will never end. RIP to the deceased.

[Usernames]

Well, what will be the insipid response this time? More unity parades? A new internet meme? More hugging and saccharine hashtags? And whatever will people put on their FB photos this time?

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NICE, France (AP) - President of Nice regional council: '10s of people killed in truck attack'

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PARIS (AP) - Interior Ministry spokesman Pierre-Henry Brandet tells BFM TV there will be several dozen dead in Nice truck attack.

[Thian]

Well, what will be the insipid response this time? More unity parades? A new internet meme? More hugging and saccharine hashtags? And whatever will people put on their FB photos this time?

I guess a bunch of "i am Nice" thsirts and that's about it. Up for the next one.

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NICE, France (AP) - The president of the Nice region says at least 60 dead in truck attack on Bastille Day revelers.

[Chicog]

Up to 73 dead including the killer - Sky News.

[Usernames]

Well, what will be the insipid response this time? More unity parades? A new internet meme? More hugging and saccharine hashtags? And whatever will people put on their FB photos this time?

I guess a bunch of "i am Nice" thsirts and that's about it. Up for the next one.

Don't worry. The politicians are en route for crisis meetings. Again.

[canuckamuck]

Well done Europe. You had a good run, but now it's back to the dark age for you.

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WASHINGTON (AP) - Donald Trump says on Twitter he is delaying running mate announcement due to truck attack in France.

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Truck slams into revelers in Nice, dozens believed dead
By CIARAN FAHEY and RAPHAEL SATTER



NICE, France (AP) — A truck drove on to the sidewalk and plowed through a crowd of Bastille Day revelers who'd gathered to watch fireworks in the French resort city of Nice late Thursday in what some officials and eyewitnesses described as a deliberate attack. The president of the Nice region said at least 60 people were killed.

Sylvie Toffin, a press officer with the local prefecture, said that the truck "hit several people on a long trip" down the sidewalk near Nice's Palais de la Mediterranee, a building that fronts the beach. She called the incident "an attack." Nice regional president Eric Ciotti said on France Info radio that "It's a scene of horror" and gave a figure of 60 dead. He said he was speaking from the scene.

Nice prosecutor Jean-Michel Prette said bodies are strewn about along the roadway. However he stopped short of using the word attack, while acknowledging that "it has many ingredients of an attack that allow us to think that."

Wassim Bouhlel, a Nice native who spoke to the AP nearby, said that he saw a truck drive into the crowd.

"There was carnage on the road," Bouhlel said. "Bodies everywhere."

Images circulating on social media showed grisly scenes of piles of bodies in the street. The president of the Provence Alpes Côte d'Azur regional council, Christian Estrosi, said in a message posted to Twitter that dozens of people appear to have been killed.

Bouhlel said he witnessed the man emerge with a gun and start shooting, but Toffin said she that, "to my knowledge" there was no gunfire.

It was not immediately clear who would have been behind an attack, but France has recently seen a spate of dramatic assaults from by jihadist groups, including the Islamic State group which straddles Iraq and Syria.

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Satter reported from Paris.


-- (c) Associated Press 2016-07-15

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NICE, France (AP) - Christian Estrosi, president of the region, says the truck in Nice was loaded with arms and grenades.

[katana]

Extremely graphic video of aftermath of attack

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QlRHx3vS-Ew

[Thian]

Extremely graphic video of aftermath of attack

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QlRHx3vS-Ew

The French government has asked everybody to NOT post pictures of movies of the scene online.

I don't understand why? Europeans have never seen the massacre after the shooting in the cinema in Paris, it was not broadcasted because too cruel for their weak hearts.

How much more cruel can this war get? They are just waiting for the next one, like sitting ducks.

[Mosha]

I'm having a scream at BBC reporting moments

"If this does turn out to be an attack"

Sent from my SMART_4G_Speedy_5inch using Tapatalk

[robertthebruce]

Shocking and Sad......

Are we safe anywhere.......

[Usernames]

Extremely graphic video of aftermath of attack

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QlRHx3vS-Ew

The French government has asked everybody to NOT post pictures of movies of the scene online.

I don't understand why? Europeans have never seen the massacre after the shooting in the cinema in Paris, it was not broadcasted because too cruel for their weak hearts.

How much more cruel can this war get? They are just waiting for the next one, like sitting ducks.

Wouldn't be surprising to see European governments prosecute people who put these videos online with hate crimes.

[Usernames]

Shocking and Sad......

Are we safe anywhere.......

Maybe Japan. The last terror attack I remember there was some religious cult using sarin gas on the Tokyo subway. Otherwise, they don't seem to import the sort of people into their country who do these type things.

[sahibji]

when, if ever, will we see sanity return to mankind.

shooting and killing so many innocent people is not ordained

in any religion.

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WASHINGTON (AP) - President Obama condemns 'horrific' truck attack in France, offers US assistance in investigation.

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NICE, France (AP) - Ranking politician in Alpes-Maritimes department that includes Nice says 75 people dead, 50 injured.

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Up to 76 dead after truck ploughs into crowds in Nice
By Luke Barber



NICE: -- At least 76 people have died and scores have been injured after a truck crashed into a crowd of people in the south of France.

France’s national holiday turned violent after the truck driver reportedly ploughed his vehicle into a crowd of Bastille Day party-goers in the coastal city of Nice in what is seen as a terrorist attack.

-- (c) Copyright Euronews 2016-07-15

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NICE, France (AP) - Paris prosecutor's office opens terrorism investigation over Nice truck attack.

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The Latest: official says 75 dead, 50 wounded

NICE, France (AP) — The Latest on a truck that drove into the crowd in Nice (all times local):

2:05 a.m.

The ranking politician of the Alpes-Maritime department that includes Nice says the truck plowed into the crowd over a distance of two kilometers (more than a mile), killing 75 people and wounding 50.

Eric Ciotti said on BFM TV that police killed the driver "apparently after an exchange of gunfire."

The Paris prosecutor's office opened an investigation for "murder, attempted murder in an organized group linked to a terrorist enterprise." The probe is being handled by France's intelligence agency and judicial police.

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1:45 a.m.

Writing online, Nice Matin journalist Damien Allemand who was at the waterside said the fireworks display had finished and the crowd had got up to leave when they heard a noise and cries.

"A fraction of a second later, an enormous white truck came along at a crazy speed, turning the wheel to mow down the maximum number of people," he said.

"I saw bodies flying like bowling pins along its route. Heard noises, cries that I will never forget."

Allemand said people took shelter in a nearby restaurant, where he continued to hear people shouting for missing family members. He ventured out and saw bodies, blood and body parts all along the road.

"This evening, it was horror," Allemand concluded.

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1:20 a.m.

The president of the region that includes Nice says a truck that slammed into revelers celebrating Bastille Day on the city's waterfront was loaded with arms and grenades, and that the driver of the truck has now been killed by police.

Christian Estrosi told BFM TV that "the driver fired on the crowd, according to the police who killed him."

Estrosi said the truck was drivien by someone who appeared to have "completely premeditated behavior." He added that "the truck was loaded with arms, loaded with grenades."

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1 a.m.

The head of the French department in which Nice is located says at least 60 people have died in what officials say was a deliberate attack when a truck drove into Bastille Day revelers in the resort city.

Eric Ciotti said on France Info radio that "It's a scene of horror." He said he was speaking from the scene.

The Nice prosecutor Jean-Michel Prette said bodies are strewn about along the roadway.

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12:45 a.m.

A spokesman for France's Interior Ministry says there are likely to be "several dozen dead" after a truck drove into a crowd of revelers celebrating Bastille Day in the French city of Nice.

Pierre-Henry Brandet told BFM TV: "it's going to be a very high toll."

The president of the Nice regional council also gave a similar number.

-- (c) Associated Press 2016-07-15