nvmthebollocks:

A lorry/semi truck drove a great distance through a Bastille Day crowd during the July 14 fireworks celebrations.

  • 80 dead
  • 16 critical condition
  • many injured
  • CONFIRMED the lorry driver is dead
  • CONFIRMED guns and grenades found in the lorry
  • CONFIRMED one police officer has been killed
  • CONFIRMED a terrorism investigation has been opened
  • CONFIRMED fires near Eiffel Tower were NOT related to attacks; damage was accidental and caused by fireworks
  • CONFIRMED the state of emergency has been extended for three additional months
  • UNCONFIRMED if there were any accomplices involved or still at large
  • UNCONFIRMED if there are currently any hostage situations; confirmed there were none after the initial attack

Are you in Nice?

  • stay indoors
  • police have asked that you do NOT drive anywhere
  • missing children are located at the Auvare military barracks
  • public gatherings/demonstrations have been banned until further notice
  • use wifi instead mobile data if possible to help keep web traffic moving

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