At least 80 people are dead with around 20 more critically injured. after a lorry ploughed into a crowd attending Bastille Day celebrations in the French city of Nice on Thursday night.
The driver first shot a gun into the crowd before driving two kilometers along the Promenade des Anglais, the main street in Nice, mowing down people who had gathered to watch fireworks. Police shot and killed the driver, said Pierre-Henry Brandet, a spokesman for the French Interior Ministry.
French President Francois Hollande said a state of emergency implemented after the November terror attacks in Paris and due to end on July 26 will be extended by another three months.
Source: QNA
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