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 and injured 434 people.[1][better source needed] Gunfire was reported; at first, people thought it was fireworks.[source?]
| 2016 Nice truck attack | |
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| 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 |
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 Attack Media
- La Promenade des Anglais (14668462882).jpg
Bastille Day celebrations on beach below Promenade des Anglais, 2014
- 2016 Nice attack route annotated.jpeg
Annotated map showing course of attack along the Promenade des Anglais
- Lieu de l'attentat du 14 juillet 2016 à Nice cropped.jpg
The white truck, a Renault Midlum, stopped in the distance (large white truck in distant middle lane) on the Promenade des Anglais on the morning after the attack
- 2016 Nice attack shoes abandoned IMG 20160714 224859.jpg
A pair of shoes lie on the ground shortly after the attack.
- Lahouaiej Bouhlel.jpg
Lahouaiej-Bouhlel, on his residency permit
- Negresco de nuit.jpg
Hotel Negresco on the Promenade des Anglais was used for triage of the victims.
- Tours - Hôtel de ville drapeau en berne après attentat Nice.jpg
French flag at half-mast in Tours on the day after the attack, which was followed by three days of national mourning
- Nice attack memorial VOA2.png
Memorial at the site of the attack
- Promenade des Anglais memorial.jpg
Tributes on the Promenade des Anglais
- John Kerry Watches on as Sergey Lavrov Lays a Bouquet of Flowers at a Memorial in Moscow.jpg
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov lay flowers near French embassy in Moscow, 15 July 2016.
Related pages
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.
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