The truck accelerated as it approached the crowd, gathered on a seaside promenade to celebrate the national holiday Bastille Day. The driver continued forward as he hit scores of people.
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He wrestled with the driver, who seized a revolver and fired several shots at the man and at police officers who arrived on the scene. The official said weapons and grenades were found inside the 25-tonne, unmarked articulated truck. “If this is a terrorist incident, as this appears to be, this represents a continuing threat to us in the whole of Europe and we must meet it together”, Johnson said. “People saw it in Paris twice, but they never thought it would happen here”.
Kirby said the USA is providing assistance to those affected by the attack, while the embassy in France is trying to account for all Americans in the Mediterranean city.
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“There were lots of children, young children, who had come with their families to watch a fireworks display, to have some fun, to be happy together”, he said.
“We know at this time that two women have not been found. It is very hard at the moment to say anything”. He urged residents to stay indoors.
May said the Government was working to establish whether any British nationals were caught up in the attack.
The city of Marseille has canceled its fireworks show on Friday.
At least 84 people are dead, including many children, the French interior ministry said early Friday morning. “There was blood everywhere”.
Just hours after announcing in the traditional Bastille Day interview that the state of emergency, in place since November attacks that killed 130 in Paris, was to be removed, Hollande said it must be extended for three months.
He also says he wishes to express deepest sympathies and solidarity to President Hollande and to all of France on behalf of the government and Irish people.
France will begin a three-day period of mourning on Saturday. On Sunday, France had breathed a sigh of relief as the month-long Euro 2016 soccer tournament ended without a feared attack.
Numerous others have been wounded, he said after traveling to the scene.
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He added that officials were investigating whether the driver acted alone.
