“It is absolutely appalling”, said Mr Wright. Everyone was having a great time, celebrating Bastille Day. They were among those killed in the Nice attack.
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“I don’t even know how to put this in words”, she wrote. “Bodies everywhere”, he said.
“Irish citizens in Nice who need to contact the Embassy can do so at 0144176700, and are advised to exercise caution and follow instructions of local authorities. Because it” was Bastille Day, celebrating freedom.
Eric Ciotti said on BFM TV that police killed the driver “apparently after an exchange of gunfire”. “Nice is a small, calm, lovely little city…”
“I think we will all be standing with the French people today”.
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. While the full picture is still emerging, it seems that at least 80 people are feared dead and many others have been injured.
‘I am shocked and saddened by the horrifying attack in Nice last night.
The lorry drove down the Promenade des Anglais after ploughing through barriers during the celebration. Now, more than ever, we must unite with our allies around the globe to end the scourge of radical Islamic terrorism that threatens our freedoms and civilization itself.
Noting that the attack took place on Bastille Day, France’s national day, U.S. President Barack Obama said France’s “extraordinary resilience” makes it an inspiration to the world.
Greg Abbott tweeted a photo of the governor’s mansion with the French flag draped over a balcony.
Hollande also said he would activate those who had once served in the military and the gendarmerie to help relieve police and active-duty soldiers. “Always on the side of the states of the world in the fight against worldwide terrorism, Turkey shares the pain of the people of France”, said Prime Minister Binali Yildirim in a Twitter message in French.
France has pledged to deploy more forces to the Middle East in the wake of the attack, joining Russia’s promise to send their biggest warship to crush the caliphate.
Investigators are still working to determine what weapons – besides the truck – the attacker might have used. Some eyewitness reports have indicated the driver shot at police, possibly through the window of the vehicle, but Eleanor reports it’s also possible that the only shots fired came from police.
Regional government chief Christian Estrosi says the truck was traveling at about 90 km per hour (56 miles per hour).
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After the attacks in paris which left 130 dead President Hollande is believe to have asked Russian Federation to up the campaign in Syria and strike ISIS harder.
