The truck crashed into a crowd of people in Nice: Dozens dead

At least 77 people were killed and more than 100 injured when a truck flew into the crowd of people who watched the fireworks to celebrate the 14th of July, the French national holiday, on the promenade in the center of Nice, said the French authorities.

Local authorities believe the incident to attack and are asking residents not to leave their homes. They say that the truck driver drove two kilometers among the crowd on the promenade and is eventually killed. Interior Minister confirmed that the truck driver was killed in police firing.

A spokesman for the ministry said that no hostage crisis, as some media reported. "The individual was driving a truck and crashed into the ground. He was killed by police. Currently being investigated to determine whether he acted alone or had accomplices who they want to get away, "he added. The Prosecutor's Office announced that the investigation took anti-terrorist investigators.

Truck 'riddled with bullets'

The regional newspaper Nice-Matin reported that over the street has a lot of blood and injured ljudi.List also published photos of damaged delivery truck, which stated that "riddled with bullets", as well as the numerous injured people, where medical teams provide pomoć.Reporter David Coady was reported that he walked the promenade when he saw the truck.

"I thought it was a little bit strange, because the roads were closed, and there were hundreds, maybe thousands of people are walking. Then I heard a truck in the direction of the screams and saw people started running. I joined them and ran. it was a very confusing situation, because it was still going on fireworks. "

On the streets is panic and people fleeing in terror, reports list.AP cites witnesses to the truck crashed into the crowd, and that after that it came from the attacker, who started pucati.Gradonačelnik Nice confirmed that dozens of people were killed.

• 15 Jul, 2016
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