A truck has plowed into pedestrians during Bastille Day celebrations. This incident has caused death of 80 people and President has termed this as 'A terrorist attack'. This deadly incident has cost even life of several children.


The truck has slammed into people who have gathered to watch fireworks. French President Francois Hollande said, "Such a monstrosity. France is deeply saddened by this incident, but it is very strong. I can assure you we will always be stronger than the fanatics who are trying to attack us."


The truck driver was killed by Police. ID Papers belonging to French - Tunisian were found in the truck. An eye-witness said, The truck struck the crowd at around 10:40 p.m. local time (4:40 p.m. ET) shortly after a fireworks display.



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Authorities said they found identity papers belonging to a 31-year-old French-Tunisian citizen in the truck, as well as ‘guns’ and ‘larger weapons'.
The attack was of an ‘undeniable terrorist nature,’ a sombre Hollande said in a televised national address, confirming that ‘several children’ were among the dead as families came together to celebrate France's national day.
The bloodshed came on Bastille Day, a celebration of everything France holds dear, its secular republic and the values of ‘Liberte, Egalite, Fraternite’ (Freedom, Equality, Fraternity).
The attacker struck after a day of military pomp and ceremony in Paris -- where armed forces, tanks and fighter jets swooped down the Champs Elysees avenue -- and spectacular firework displays.
A photograph showed the front of the truck riddled with bullet holes and badly damaged, with burst tyres.
The attack is the third major strike against France in less than 18 months and prosecutors said anti-terrorist investigators would handle the probe.
Hollande announced he would extend France's state of emergency for three months in the wake of this latest attack and ‘step up’ the government's action against jihadists in Syria and Iraq.
A truck ploughed into a crowd in the French resort of Nice, killing at least 80 in what President Francois Hollande called a 'terrorist' attack on revellers watching a Bastille Day fireworks display.
The driver was shot dead after barrelling the truck two kilometres (1.3 miles) through the festive crowd on the palm-lined Promenade des Anglais, sending hundreds fleeing in terror and leaving the area strewn with bodies.


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