84 Dead, 100 Injured in France After Truck Crashes Into Bastille Day Crowd (UPDATED)
Dozens of people were killed in Nice, France during Bastille Day celebrations earlier today.
A truck crashed into the large crowd and there are reports of shots fired. And a Nice newspaper’s Twitter account tweeted out a picture with the caption “The truck riddled with bullets”:
Le camion criblé de balles #AttaquesNice pic.twitter.com/dDXTulKieh
— Nice-Matin (@Nice_Matin) July 14, 2016
They also tweeted out more information from the scene:
Si vous cherchez un lieu pour vous mettre à l’abri utilisez le #PortesOuvertesNice
— Nice-Matin (@Nice_Matin) July 14, 2016
(If you are looking for a place to stay, use #PortesOuvertesNice.)
Le camion qui a foncé sur la foule pic.twitter.com/h4QuBabJMx
— Nice-Matin (@Nice_Matin) July 14, 2016
Les secours sont à pied d’oeuvre à Magnan #AttaquesNice pic.twitter.com/vDpJQoFvr6
— Nice-Matin (@Nice_Matin) July 14, 2016
The mayor of Nice tweeted that people should remain in their homes:
Cher niçois, le chauffeur d’un camion semble avoir fait des dizaines de morts. Restez pour le moment à votre domicile. Plus d’infos à venir
— Christian Estrosi (@cestrosi) July 14, 2016
There are unconfirmed reports that 30 people are dead.
Latest scenes in Nice: French media reports say local police are treating incident as attack https://t.co/WIcQIpq3QJ https://t.co/LD5kfAUNQx
— Sky News (@SkyNews) July 14, 2016
We will update this post with more information as it comes out.
You can watch Sky News’ report above.
UPDATE –– 6:02 pm EDT: A Nice official says 30 are dead, 100 injured, and the driver has been killed:
Deputy prefect of Nice #France: Possibly around 30 people dead, 100 injured, hard to say precisely. Driver of the truck has been killed.
— Alexander Marquardt (@MarquardtA) July 14, 2016
UPDATE –– 6:11 pm EDT: Below you can see video from right after the crash:
NEW: Video shows people running away moments after truck plows into crowd in Nice, France https://t.co/gtfgP9OYVz pic.twitter.com/Ebt2GIOryS
— CBS News (@CBSNews) July 14, 2016
UPDATE –– 6:22 pm EDT: It’s unclear yet whether this was a panned attack, but you’ll recall that after the November terrorist attacks in France, a state of emergency was called. Well, it continued and was extended into this year, but French President Francois Hollande said it would end later this month.
UPDATE –– 6:31 pm EDT: There are now reports that up to 60 people are dead.
UPDATE –– 6:36 pm EDT: Authorities have had to quash rumors of a fire at the Eiffel Tower. There are also unconfirmed reports of hostages being taken at a nearby hotel.
UPDATE –– 6:38 pm EDT: A spokesperson for the French interior ministry is saying there is no hostage situation.
UPDATE –– 7:02 pm EDT: President Obama has already been briefed.
UPDATE –– 7:22 pm EDT: There are new reports that the death toll is up to 73 and the truck was apparently loaded with guns and grenades.
UPDATE –– 7:36 pm EDT: The mayor is calling this the “worst tragedy in the history of Nice”:
Il s’agit du pire drame de l’histoire de Nice car plus de 70 victimes sont déjà à déplorer.
— Christian Estrosi (@cestrosi) July 14, 2016
UPDATE –– 8:38 pm EDT: The death toll is now reportedly at 77.
UPDATE –– 10:30 pm EDT: A French official now says the death toll is 80.
UPDATE — Friday 7:00 a.m. EDT: The number of dead in the Nice attack has risen, and two Americans are confirmed dead at this time.
#BREAKING: Officials confirm 2 Americans among the 84 people killed in #Nice France attack. @MichelleNBCLA has the latest on #TODAYinLA
— NBC Los Angeles (@NBCLA) July 15, 2016
[image via @Nice_Matin]
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