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Every human life is precious and sacred, killing one is like triggering a genocide. ( Al Quran 5:32/33)
Many dead as lorry hits crowd in Nice
Source: BBC
A lorry has struck a crowd after Bastille Day celebrations in the southern French city of Nice, killing at least 70 people, officials are quoted as saying by local media.
It happened on the famous Promenade des Anglais after a firework display. The driver was “neutralised”, and guns and grenades were found inside the lorry.
One image on Twitter showed about a dozen people lying on the street.
Officials said it was “an attack”, asking local residents to stay indoors.
Nice Mayor Christian Estrosi said that “a lorry driver appears to have killed dozens of people”.
Prosecutor Jean-Michel Pretre said the lorry drove two kilometres (1.2 miles) through a large crowd, the AFP news agency reports.
Interior Ministry spokesman Pierre-Henry Brandet denied earlier reports of hostage situations and said the driver of the lorry had been “neutralised”.
He added that officials were investigating whether the driver acted alone.
French President Francois Hollande was returning back to Paris for crisis talks in the capital, his office said. Mr Hollande was in the southern city of Avignon on a private visit.
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