2016 Nice attack

2016 Nice truck attack
The Promenade des Anglais, the site of the attack
Route of the attacker from west to east
Location	Promenade des Anglais, Nice, France
Coordinates	43.6936°N 7.2557°E / 43.6936; 7.2557
Date	14 July 2016 c. 22:30 – 22:35 CEST
Attack type	Vehicle-ramming attack, mass murder
Weapons	Renault Midlum cargo truck, 7.65mm pistol
Deaths	87 (including the perpetrator)
Injured	434
Assailant	Mohamed Lahouaiej-Bouhlel

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. 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.