Nice attack: In pictures

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Lorry, riddled with bullet holes, with an ambulance, police van and police officers alongside, at the attack scene.Image source, EPA
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A lorry struck a crowd in the southern French city of Nice killing dozens of people, some of them children.

Police shine a light into the lorry's cab as they approachImage source, AP
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Armed police approached the cab of the lorry following an exchange of gunfire.

Lorry, showing its windscreen full of bullet holes, with a police van and police officers in frontImage source, AFP
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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.

Panoramic shot of Nice, showing fireworks, the sea and a lightning storm in the distance, 14 July 2016.Image source, AFP
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Nice had been celebrating France's national day with fireworks when the attack happened.

A woman being treated by emergency servicesImage source, EPA
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On the famous Promenade des Anglais, the lorry drove 2km (1.2 miles) through a large crowd.

Emergency service workers and their vehicles near the attack site on the Promenade des AnglaisImage source, AFP
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The emergency services arrived at the scene shortly after. Scores were killed, with many more injured.

Two people huggingImage source, AFP
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French officials asked people to stay indoors.

Aftermath of the attack, with covered bodies on groundImage source, Eric Gaillard / Reuters
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Witnesses said the speeding lorry swerved and zigzagged in an apparent attempt to hit more people.

French President Francois Hollande makes a televised address in Paris early on 15 July 2016.Image source, AP
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French President Francois Hollande made a televised address in which he called the incident a "terrorist attack".

Soldiers in NiceImage source, AP
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Soldiers have been deployed in Nice. French prosecutors said they had launched a terrorism investigation.

French Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve (right) talks to reportersImage source, AFP
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French Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve (right) gave reporters in Nice the latest information about the attack

A man walks through debris on the street the day after a truck ran into a crowdImage source, Eric Gaillard / Reuters
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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.

People on the Promenade des AnglaisImage source, ANNE-CHRISTINE POUJOULAT / AFP
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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.

A forensic expert at workImage source, BORIS HORVAT / AFP
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Forensic experts and the security services were at work at the scene.