Truck crashed into the crowd on Promenade des Anglais in Nice France..At Least 30 Dead, 100 Injured
In what may be the latest European terrorist attack on French soil, moments ago newswires reported that people could be seen running in panic after a truck crashed into the crowd on Promenade des Anglais in Nice, France at the time of a fireworks shows during Bastille Day celebrations.
The truck was seen mounting the pavement and piling into anyone the driver could see, ramming over those who tried to run away.
The deputy prefect of Nice says that “possibly around 30 people dead, 100 injured, hard to say precisely.” The driver of the truck was said to have been killed after a shoot out with the police.
“It’s total panic,” a witness told the channel by telephone. “We saw a white lorry which drove directly into people on the Promenade des Anglais. A gunman fired into the crowd before being shot by police. Perhaps they are dead, I’m not sure.”
“Police are flooding the streets, including anti-terrorism officers. Nobody knows what to do, except to hide away. Gunmen are meant to be targeting hotels.”
According to the Telegraph, A truck has crashed into a crowd of revelers celebrating Bastille Day in the French city of Nice – prompting fears of terrorism. Horrific images depicting men and women lying on the side of a road close to the Promenade des Anglais appeared on social media.
Fireworks were filling the night sky as the drama unfolded, as the crowds enjoyed July 14th, which is always a Bank Holiday in France. The country is still under a State of Emergency following last year’s attacks on Paris, when almost 150 people were murdered by Islamic State and Al-Qaeda operatives.
Both groups are well known for driving vehicles into innocent people, prompting fears that tonight’s incident could be linked to their activities.
Bastille Day, which celebrates the storming of the Bastille prison in Paris during the French Revolution of 1789, is the country’s biggest public holiday.
“There are people in blood, probably full of wounded,” a reporter for the Nice Matin newspaper said.
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