Nice attack: In picturesPublished15 July 2016Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, EPAImage caption, A lorry struck a crowd in the southern French city of Nice killing dozens of people, some of them children.Image source, APImage caption, Armed police approached the cab of the lorry following an exchange of gunfire.Image source, AFPImage caption, The lorry's windscreen was full of holes from bullets thought to have been fired by security forces, who said they had killed the driver. They said guns and grenades were found inside the vehicle.Image source, AFPImage caption, Nice had been celebrating France's national day with fireworks when the attack happened.Image source, EPAImage caption, On the famous Promenade des Anglais, the lorry drove 2km (1.2 miles) through a large crowd.Image source, AFPImage caption, The emergency services arrived at the scene shortly after. Scores were killed, with many more injured.Image source, AFPImage caption, French officials asked people to stay indoors.Image source, Eric Gaillard / ReutersImage caption, Witnesses said the speeding lorry swerved and zigzagged in an apparent attempt to hit more people.Image source, APImage caption, French President Francois Hollande made a televised address in which he called the incident a "terrorist attack".Image source, APImage caption, Soldiers have been deployed in Nice. French prosecutors said they had launched a terrorism investigation.Image source, AFPImage caption, French Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve (right) gave reporters in Nice the latest information about the attackImage source, Eric Gaillard / ReutersImage caption, On Friday morning, debris from the night before lay beside the road. Flags in France are flying at half-mast, and Nice's jazz festival has been cancelled.Image source, ANNE-CHRISTINE POUJOULAT / AFPImage caption, The BBC's Jon Donnison in Nice says there is an eerie sense of unease and disbelief in the city that jars with the beautiful beachfront surroundings.Image source, BORIS HORVAT / AFPImage caption, Forensic experts and the security services were at work at the scene.More on this storyAt least 84 dead in Nice lorry attackPublished15 July 2016'Police came and said: Run, now' Video, 00:01:31'Police came and said: Run, now'Published14 July 20161:31'It was complete chaos' in Nice. Video, 00:01:21'It was complete chaos' in NicePublished15 July 20161:21