Nice attack: Dozens killed during Bastille Day celebrations

Summary

A lorry has ploughed through a crowd during Bastille Day celebrations in the southern French city of Nice
At least 84 people are dead, including 10 children
202 were injured, 52 remain in critical condition, 25 are in intensive care
The driver of the lorry was shot dead by police
He has been identified as Mohamed Lahouaiej Bouhlel, known to police for violence and petty theft

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Holidaymaker: All you could hear was banging and shouting and screamingpublished at 08:01 British Summer Time 15 July 2016
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A Northern Ireland man who witnessed the attack in Nice has described the "panic" at the scene.
Paddy Mullan, who is in Nice on holiday with his girlfriend, was standing on the city's Promenade des Anglais when he saw the truck approaching.
"This lorry just mounted the kerb, across the street from us and the next thing, all you could hear was banging and shouting and screaming," he said.
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London mayor 'devastated' by 'unspeakable' Nice attackpublished at 07:53 British Summer Time 15 July 2016
'I saw an eruption of people running'published at 07:50 British Summer Time 15 July 2016
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Eyewitness: ‘Nobody was moving’published at 07:49 British Summer Time 15 July 2016
Kevin Harris saw the aftermath of the attack from the balcony of a nearby hotel. He describes the strangely still scene around the lorry after the attacker was killed but before the paramedics arrived.
Listen: 'A lot of soul searching' in France after attackpublished at 07:37 British Summer Time 15 July 2016
BBC Newsday presenter Julian Keane, who is French, speaks about the mood in France following the attack in Nice.
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Julian Keane on the reaction in France to the latest terror attack
Islamic State fighters 'going underground'published at 07:34 British Summer Time 15 July 2016
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Dr Afshin Shahi, from the University of Bradford, says it is not unusual for so-called Islamic State to not immediately claim responsibility for a terrorist attack.
He said: "We know that the Islamic State is under a lot of pressure, we know they are losing a lot of territory and as a result they are going underground.
"They have proved that as they are going underground they can become way more dangerous."
Germany 'stands by France in the fight against terrorism'published at 07:33 British Summer Time 15 July 2016
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel, at the ASEM (Asia-Europe Meeting) summit in Mongolia, says Germany stands by France in the fight against terrorism.
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Words cannot express what connects us with our French friends in these painful hours. This terrible attack happened on their national holiday, a holiday which is a day of pride but has now become a day of great mourning.
Angela Merkel, German Chancellor
Flowers and candles laid in Moscow for Nice attack victimspublished at 07:05 British Summer Time 15 July 2016
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Terrorism threat 'more diverse than ever'published at 07:04 British Summer Time 15 July 2016
Counter-terrorism specialist Margaret Gilmore, from the Royal United Services Institute, says the attack has "all the hallmarks" of being by so-called Islamic State (IS).
But she says it is also possible it was by an individual who shared the IS ideology.
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What it shows is that the terrorist threat these days is more diverse than it's ever been. It's coming from groups and individuals who may or may not be linked, who share an ideology, and it also shows that the methodology they use is more diverse than ever. It makes the jobs for the law enforcers fighting all of this very, very difficult."
Japan PM condemns 'utterly intolerable' attackpublished at 07:01 British Summer Time 15 July 2016
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has called the attack "utterly intolerable" and "cruel", adding that Japan "expresses its strong solidarity with France at this difficult time".
Social reaction to Nice attackpublished at 06:58 British Summer Time 15 July 2016
A journalist from Le Monde newspaper says a reader has sent this drawing with the words: "Dire que l'été était arrivé" - And to think, summer had started too.
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Russian prime minister expresses 'deepest condolences to France'published at 06:57 British Summer Time 15 July 2016
Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has expressed condolences to the victims of the attack.
In a message posted to Twitter, external, he said: "My deepest condolences to France, to all those injured and to the families of those killed in the monstrous terrorist attack in France."
'Three Australians injured' in Nice attackpublished at 06:57 British Summer Time 15 July 2016
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Three Australians suffered minor injuries while fleeing the scene of the attack in Nice, the country's foreign minister, Julie Bishop, has told reporters.
World 'feels shattered'published at 06:56 British Summer Time 15 July 2016
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French media say 84 people deadpublished at 06:39 British Summer Time 15 July 2016
The French newspaper Nice-Matin is also reporting that the death toll has risen to 84 people.
Foreign Office 'standing by' to help Britons in Nicepublished at 06:38 British Summer Time 15 July 2016
The UK Foreign Office says it is "standing by" to help Britons in the French city of Nice.
A Downing Street spokesman said Number 10 was "shocked and concerned" by the attack.
Helpline for UK citizens in Nicepublished at 06:36 British Summer Time 15 July 2016
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Celebration turned to terrorpublished at 06:32 British Summer Time 15 July 2016
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It’s Bastille Day in France and it’s a moment where families gather together, people dance outside, children watch the fireworks by the beach, and it’s an international crowd because it’s a tourist area.
Catherine Guilyardi, French journalist
AFP: 'Death toll rises'published at 06:31 British Summer Time 15 July 2016
AFP news agency is quoting the French interior ministry as saying that the death toll has risen to 84 people.
Pistol 'fired several times'published at 06:29 British Summer Time 15 July 2016
The driver of the white truck is thought to have fired a pistol several times before being shot dead by police, AFP reports. The news agency quotes a source close to the investigation as saying that an "inactive" grenade was found inside the vehicle, as well as "several fake rifles".
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