Yesterday, in the French town of Nice a lorry ripped through crowds of people who were celebrating the annual holiday Bastille Day (France’s National Day).
The lorry zigzagged through crowds for 2km at 50mph, who were standing on the Promenade des Anglais around 23:00 local time. It is reported, by the Prosecutor Jean-Michel Pretre, that the driver was open firing at the crowd. Authorities have reported that the driver was shot dead.
By Dmytro Rodionov, Dortmund
It is being treated as a terrorist attack; although, no group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
The French President commented the the attack was a ‘monstrosity’ and has confirmed that 84 people were killed and 50 were injured, including 18 people critically injured.
“You could see the fear” – Eyewitnesses accounts from the Bastille Day #NiceAttack https://t.co/3UsckO6QN2 pic.twitter.com/VmRJFstERB
— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) 15 July 2016
There are rumours in the French media that the person who undertook the attack is a 31 year old citizen of Nice, who has dual French-Tunisian nationality.
At 9am this morning, Hollande (the French President) will hold an emergency security and defence meeting in Avignon. Afterwards, he will travel to Nice.
Wessex Scene will keep you updated as the story progresses.
