France Attack: More Than 80 People Killed In Bastille Day Festival.
According to The Guardian
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'At least 80 people have been killed in Nice after an armed man drove a
truck at full speed for 2km through a crowd who had gathered to watch
the Bastille Day fireworks display over the seafront.
The attack, which also injured scores of people, including dozens of
children, on France’s national day, was the third terrorist atrocity to
hit the country in 18 months, following the Charlie Hebdo killings and the massacre of 130 people in Paris in November.
“The whole of France
is facing the threat of Islamist terrorism,” the president, François
Hollande, said. He summoned senior ministers for a defence council on
Friday morning before heading to the scene in Nice.
France has declared three days of national mourning, starting on
Saturday, and a state of emergency that had been due to expire on July
26 was extended for three months.
“We are facing a war that terrorism has brought to us,” said Manuel
Valls, the prime minister. “The only answer should be that of a united
France.” Condolences poured in from around the world and officials in
London and Washington said leaders were being briefed on the situation.
As the authorities confirmed a rising death toll, with 18 of the
injured said to be in a critical condition, the scene of the attack, the
seafront Promenade des Anglais, was closed off by police on Friday
morning and people were advised to stay at home'.
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