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]
References[change | change source]
- ↑ "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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