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The Nice Attack: 84 dead and 200 injured, 52 'Critical'

200 people are injured, 52 critically, following last night's terror attack in Nice. 84 people died...
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5:24 PM - 15 Jul 2016



The Nice Attack: 84 dead and 2...

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The Nice Attack: 84 dead and 200 injured, 52 'Critical'

TodayFM
TodayFM

5:24 PM - 15 Jul 2016



200 people are injured, 52 critically, following last night's terror attack in Nice.

84 people died after a lorry was driven at a crowd watching fireworks for Bastille Day.

The driver of the lorry, a 32 year old French-Tunisian man, was shot dead by police.

The Department of Foreign Affairs says it has particular concerns for the welfare of one Irish citizen in Nice.

Meanwhile, the French president Francois Hollande says everything must be done to fight this "terrorist plague".

Paris Prosecutor Francois Molins has given this update:
Those caught up in the attack have been speaking about the horrifying experience. One of them is Gwen Bois who was on the Promenade des Anglais when the truck started mowing people down:

 

Security analyst Tom Clonan, who is in the south of France, talked to Tom Swift about the reason why the Bastille Day gathering on Nice's Promenade des Anglais was targetted:

 

 



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