RSS80+ Dead in Truck Islamic Terror Attack on Bastille Day in Nice, France (Update: Terrorist Killed)
MORE THAN 80 DEAD IN TERROR ATTACK IN NICE, FRANCE …
UNREAL … It has happened again in France … Radical Islamic terrorism. A truck plowed into pedestrians during Bastille Day celebrations in Nice, France Thursday leaving at least 80 people dead. France’s president called this an “obviously a terrorist attack.” The WAPO is reporting that at least 84 people are dead as a driver also opened fire on revelers before being shot dead by police.
A truck plowed into pedestrians during Bastille Day celebrations in the popular French seaside city of Nice Thursday, leaving at least 80 people dead in what the nation’s president called “obviously a terrorist attack.”
The deadly toll, which included several children, came after the truck slammed into revelers gathered on a promenade to watch fireworks, French President Francois Hollande said in an address Friday morning.
“Such a monstrosity,” Hollande said. He pledged to step up efforts to fight terror in Iraq and Syria, and said he will seek to extend a state of emergency by three months.
“France is deeply saddened, but it is also very strong,” Hollande said. “I can assure you we will always be stronger than the fanatics who are trying to attack us.”
The driver was fatally shot by police, Hollande said. It is unknown if there were accomplices, Hollande said. French media, citing a police source, reported that ID papers belonging to a French-Tunisian were found in the truck. A source told NBC News the driver is believed to have been a French national of Tunisian descent.
UPDATE I: France mourns after 84 killed in Bastille Day atrocity.
UPDATE II: Truck Attack in Nice: Live Updates.
Posted July 15, 2016 by Scared Monkeys Act of War, Deceased, France, ISIS, Islamist, Jihad, Lone Wolf Terrorism, Radical Islam, Terrorism, War on Terror | 2 comments |
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There is now information that the driver of the truck stopped at the police barricade and told the officers that he was delivering ice cream to one of the restaurants along the beach area.
In this day and age with terrorists using all sorts of means for attacks, the police need to go back to methods used on military bases in the 1950′s. All vehicles were stopped and searched. Trucks with items to be delivered were searched and the driver was not allowed to drive the truck to the designated area. A military driver would take over and drive both in and out.
In this case, both a driver and a guard should have been assigned to the vehicle with the original driver seated between them.
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