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2016 attack in Nice
Part of Terrorism in France
Promenade des Anglais, site of attack
Route of attack from west to east
Location	Promenade des Anglais, Nice, France
Coordinates	43°41′37″N 7°15′21″E / 43.6936°N 7.2557°E / 43.6936; 7.2557
Date	14 July 2016 (2016-07-14) (Bastille Day) c. 22:45 CEST (UTC+02:00)
Attack type	Vehicular assault
Weapons	Renault Midlum cargo truck
Deaths	84+
Injured	65+ (18 critical)
Perpetrator	31-year-old local male of Tunisian origin (unconfirmed)

On the evening of 14 July 2016, a man deliberately drove a cargo truck into a crowd of people celebrating Bastille Day on the Promenade des Anglais in Nice, France, killing at least 84. He was shot and killed by police.

Background

On the morning before the attack, French President François Hollande reaffirmed that the state of emergency put in place after the November 2015 Paris attacks would end after the Tour de France finishes on 26 July 2016. However, he stated following the attack that he would seek a three-month extension of the state of emergency.

Attack

On the evening of 14 July 2016, large crowds of people had gathered along the foreshore of Nice, France, to watch the Bastille Day fireworks. At approximately 22:40 local time (20:40 UTC), a Renault Midlum cargo truck was driven at speed on the Promenade des Anglais towards the crowd of people; the truck travelled at least 100 m (330 ft) before it hit the crowd, and then continued to drive two kilometres (1.25 miles) through the crowd. The police eventually fired at the truck, killing the driver and ending the attack.

Some eyewitnesses reported that the truck was swerving to hit more people. There were also reports of firing from the cabin of the truck, although there was confusion due to people setting off fireworks on the street. One eyewitness told CNN that the attack occurred after the fireworks celebration. She also said that the perpetrator drove the truck through a blocked street. It was reported that he shouted "Allahu Akbar!" before he was killed.

Sébastien Humbert, sub-prefect of the Alpes-Maritimes department, stated "the death toll is extremely high", that there had been an exchange of gunfire, and that the truck driver had been killed, which was also reported by some eyewitnesses.

Christian Estrosi, the President of the Regional Council of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, covering Nice, stated that more than 70 were killed in the attack.

Perpetrator

According to French newspaper Nice-Matin, the perpetrator was identified as Mohamed Lahouaiej Bouhlel – a 31-year-old man of dual French-Tunisian nationality. His identification was reportedly found in the truck.

Reactions

People in Nice used social media, particularly Twitter, to help others find shelter, using the hashtag #PortesOuvertesNice (open doors Nice), a variation of a hashtag used in other recent attacks in France.

Domestic

President François Hollande returned to Paris from Avignon to have an emergency Interior Ministry meeting regarding the attacks. Hollande addressed the French nation in a televised broadcast from Paris in the early morning of 15 July 2016, announcing future measures against terrorism, including a three-month extension of the state of emergency, previously due to end on 26 July. He also announced that more security personnel would be deployed. The Prime Minister of France Manuel Valls later announced that there would be three days of national mourning on 16–18 July.

Minister of the Interior Bernard Cazeneuve initiated the ORSEC plan immediately following the attacks.