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Post by rugbytoffee on Jul 15, 2016 13:24:46 GMT
 Investigators continue to work at the scene near the heavy truck that ran into a crowd at high speed killing scores who were celebrating the Bastille Day July 14 national holiday on the Promenade des Anglais in Nice, France Scores of people have been killed and dozens more injured after a truck plowed through a crowd during Bastille Day celebrations in Nice, in what has been called “the worst attack” in the city’s history. A truck driver has been killed by police. In the wake of the Nice massacre which killed 84 people, #PrayForNice and #JeSuisNice have been trending online, echoing the all-too-recent outpouring of grief and frustration following the Paris attacks. Crowds had gathered along the city’s waterfront Promenade des Anglais to watch fireworks marking Bastille Day when a truck ploughed through revelers. The vehicle covered some 2km before the driver was tackled by police. While #PrayForNice and #JeSuisNice were used in the hours after the attack to express both grief and support for the victims, locals offered shelter to those in need using #PortesOuvertesNice. A similarly helpful tweet campaign was used in November after the Paris attacks to help house people who were unable to get home that night. |
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