2016 Nice attack
The 2016 Nice attack happened on 14 July 2016 in Nice, France. A man drove a truck into people celebrating Bastille Day, the national day of France. He killed 86 people during the incident.[1] Gunfire was reported; at first, people thought it was fireworks. At around 22:45 local time, a truck was driven into a large crowd of people at Promenade des Anglais. Later, guns were fired. The driver, Tunisian truck driver Mohamed Lahouaiej-Bouhlel, was killed by police.[2]
| 2016 Nice truck attack | |
|---|---|
 The Promenade des Anglais, the site of the attack | |
| Location | Promenade des Anglais, Nice, France |
| Coordinates | 43°41′37″N 7°15′21″E / 43.6936°N 7.2557°ECoordinates: 43°41′37″N 7°15′21″E / 43.6936°N 7.2557°E |
| Date | 14 July 2016 c. 22:30 – 22:35 CEST |
| Attack type | Vehicle-ramming attack, mass murder |
| Weapon(s) | *Renault Midlum cargo truck,
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| Deaths | 87 (including the perpetrator) |
| Injured | 434 |
2016 Nice Attack Media
Bastille Day celebrations on beach below Promenade des Anglais, 2014
Annotated map showing course of attack along the Promenade des Anglais
A pair of shoes lie on the ground in the rush shortly after the attack
Lahouaiej-Bouhlel, on his residency permit
Hotel Negresco on the Promenade des Anglais was used for triage of the victims.
French flag at half-mast in Tours on the day after the attack, which was followed by three days of national mourning
Memorial at the site of the attack
Tributes on the Promenade des Anglais
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov lay flowers near French embassy in Moscow, 15 July 2016
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References
- ↑ "At Least 60 Feared Dead". Daily Mail. Retrieved Jul 14, 2016.
- ↑ "Many Dead as Lorry Hits Crowd in Nice". The BBC News. Retrieved Jul 14, 2016.
