An attacker killed at least 73 people and injured scores when he drove a truck at high speed into a crowd watching Bastille Day fireworks in the French Riviera city of Nice late on Thursday (July 14), local media quoted officials as saying. Amateur video shows people frantically running away from the scene. Police shot and killed the driver, who drove the heavy, long-distance truck at speed for well over 100 meters (yards) along the […]
Other News
Argentines bang pots and pans to protest energy price hike
Residents of Buenos Aires took to the streets of the Argentine capital on Thursday (July 14) banging pots and pans to protest increases to consumer utility prices, days after the conservative government announced price hikes will be capped at 400 percent. The centre-right government of Argentine President Mauricio Macri announced a new cap on increases to consumer gas prices on Monday (July 11) and said it would appeal a court ruling that recently halted the […]
Moment of silence held for Nice attack victims as ASEM summit kicks off
Leaders gathering for the first session of the 2016 Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) stood for a moment of silence on Friday (July 15) after a deadly attack in the southern French city of Nice. “All the participants of the 11th ASEM summit, we are together with the people of France and the people of Europe. I think it’s appropriate to begin our session with one minute silence,” said Mongolian President Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj. An attacker killed up […]
Shocked Canada PM offers support after Nice attack
OTTAWA, Canada (AFP)– Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Thursday pledged his support to France after the Bastille Day truck attack in Nice that left at least 77 people dead. “Canadians are shocked by tonight’s attack in Nice. Our sympathy is with the victims and our solidarity with the French people,” Trudeau said on Twitter. A large crowd had gathered in the southern resort city to watch the fireworks show for France’s national day. A truck barreled […]
Nice attack: What we know so far
NICE, France (AFP)-At least 84 people have been killed after a truck slammed into a crowd of people celebrating Bastille Day in the southern French city of Nice. Here is what we know about what French President Francois Hollande has declared an “undeniable” terrorist attack. How did the attack unfold? The large white truck plunged into the crowd at around 11:00pm (2100 GMT) Thursday night as hundreds of people were on Nice’s beachfront Promenade des […]
NBA: Green court date moved up to avoid Olympic clash
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — A Michigan judge agreed on Wednesday to bring forward a pre-trial conference for Draymond Green, the NBA star and US Olympic team member accused of striking a university football player at a restaurant at the weekend. Documents posted on Thursday on the webpage of the 54B District Court in East Lansing, Michigan, showed that Green’s conference was brought forward from August 4, the day before the Rio de Janeiro […]
Obama condemns ‘what appears to be horrific terrorist attack’ in Nice
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — US President Barack Obama on Thursday strongly condemned what he said appeared to be a “horrific terrorist attack” in Nice. Obama offered assistance to France to help investigate the attack, which left at least 75 people dead, and “bring those responsible to justice.” “On behalf of the American people, I condemn in the strongest terms what appears to be a horrific terrorist attack in Nice, France, which killed and wounded dozens […]
Death toll in Nice truck attack now 75: French lawmaker
by Vincent-Xavier MORVAN with Fran BLANDY in Paris NICE, France (AFP) — A truck ploughed into a crowd in the French resort of Nice Thursday, leaving at least 75 dead and scores injured in an attack after a Bastille Day fireworks display, officials said. The driver of the truck was shot dead after barrelling two kilometres (1.3 miles) through the crowd on the palm-lined Promenade des Anglais, sending hundreds fleeing in terror and leaving the […]
Trump postpones running mate announcement after Nice attack
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump postponed announcing his pick for running mate, which had been scheduled for Friday, following a Nice attack that has left some 70 people dead. “In light of the horrible attack in Nice, France, I have postponed tomorrow’s news conference concerning my Vice Presidential announcement” Trump posted on Twitter Thursday. The deaths occurred when a truck ploughed into a crowd watching a Bastille Day fireworks display […]
‘Shocked’ UK ready to help after ‘terrible’ Nice incident
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — British Prime Minister Theresa May is being briefed on the “terrible incident” in Nice and the UK authorities stand ready to assist their French counterparts, Downing Street said Friday. The British premier’s office said it was “shocked and concerned” by the scenes in the Mediterranean resort. A truck ploughed into a crowd in the southeastern French city on Thursday, leaving at least 70 dead and scores injured in an “attack” […]
Death toll in Nice truck ‘attack’ rises to at least 70: prosecutors
by Vincent-Xavier MORVAN with Fran BLANDY in Paris NICE, France (AFP) — A truck ploughed into a crowd in the French resort of Nice Thursday, leaving at least 70 dead and scores injured in an “attack” after a Bastille Day fireworks display, prosecutors said. The government said the driver of the truck was shot dead after barrelling down the palm-lined Promenade des Anglais, sending hundreds of terrified people fleeing and leaving the seaside path strewn with […]
No hostage-taking after France truck ‘attack’: government
NICE, France (AFP) — The French government denied there was a hostage-taking incident after a truck ploughed into a crowd watching a fireworks display in Nice killing at least 60 people on Thursday. “There is no hostage-taking,” interior ministry spokesman Pierre-Henry Brandet told AFP, denying dozens of rumors following the incident. “An individual drove a truck into the crowd. He was killed by police,” he said. “Investigations are currently under way to establish if the […]
