More than 80 people killed in Nice, France attack on Bastille Day

July 15, 2016

Yesterday at about 10:30 pm (2030 ) in the French city of, a  truck killed at least 84 people and more than 100 people were injured, at least 18 critically, who were watching fireworks on  evening, French officials reported. The attacker was later shot dead by the police.

The attacker drove for some distance &mdash; by one report as much as 2 (more than a ) &mdash; through the crowd along the. The owner of the Le Queenie Restaurant near the seaport told, "People went down like ninepins".

Agence France-Presse reported police had discovered identity papers of a 31-year old Tunisian-Frenchman along with, according to one source, fake weapons including rifles and an "inactive" grenade.

20-year-old eyewitness Fanny told Reuters the fast-approaching truck was moving in a zigzag manner, driving in the pedestrian area. Another survivor described sheltering with others in a restaurant. An eyewitness named Nader told he thought the driver had lost control of the truck. Later, he also saw the driver taking out a gun.

President Donald Tusk said,.

French president François Hollande tweeted,

A few hours before the incident, Hollande had announced the state of emergency would be lifted on July 26 after November's Paris attack, but after this incident, he announced extending the state of emergency into October. Condemning the incident, he said, "We will further strengthen our actions in Iraq and in Syria." He also said "operational reserves" will be called up to support the armed forces in France.