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Nice, France, on Lockdown Amid Fears of Terror Attack - Dan '82 - 07-14-2016
http://abcnews.go.com/International/nice-lockdown-amid-fears-terror-attack/story?id=40590537
Quote: The southern French city of Nice was on lockdown amid fears of a terror attack after a truck drove into a large crowd during Bastille Day celebrations, officials said.
A local official told French TV there were "about 30 dead."
About 100 others were injured, a local official said.
The driver has been killed, a local official told French TV.
The local government said it fears a terror attack. The city is on lockdown.
Jimmy Ghazal, 39, a Lebanese man visiting Nice with his family, told ABC News that after the fireworks concluded, he heard people screaming and heard what sounded like gunshots. He saw people run to shelter.
Ghazal said he saw a big truck drive "through all the security.”
“The kids thought it was part of the fireworks," he told ABC News. "We just told them it was part of the fireworks.”
Video showed crowds of screaming people running through the streets in panic.
http://abcnews.go.com/International/nice-lockdown-amid-fears-terror-attack/story?id=40590537
RE: Nice, France, on Lockdown Amid Fears of Terror Attack - Odin - 07-15-2016
Jesus Christ, France just cannot get a break, can it? And on Bastille Day of all times.
