France truck attack

[Buttertheif]

75 killed

[DaleSteyn1]

Ilanti ideas terrorits ki India lo osthe count ghoram untadhi

[tom bhayya]

[Imperial]

3 minutes ago, DaleSteyn1 said:

Ilanti ideas terrorits ki India lo osthe count ghoram untadhi

what a lame comment man...

[DaleSteyn1]

2 minutes ago, Imperial said:

what a lame comment man...

A incident tarvatha naaku anipinchindhi cheppanu ilantivi choosi old city lo vallu inspire avtharemo Ane udesham tho annnanu

[kakatiya]

These are suicide attacks..India lo coward attacks.

[NinduChandurudu]

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BREAKING  NEWS  JUL 14 2016, 8:22 PM ET
At least 60 Dead as Truck Plows Into Crowd in Southern France, Driver Killed
by PHIL HELSEL, BECKY BRATU and EMMANUELLE SALIBA
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A truck plowed into pedestrians during Bastille Day celebrations in the popular French seaside city of Nice, leaving at least 60 people dead, officials said.

Broadcaster i-Tele quoted the prosecutor's office as saying the preliminary death toll was 60.

The president of the Nice region, Eric Ciotti, said on French radio 60 people were killed. Nice's former mayor and a province president, Christian Estrosi said there appeared to be dozens of deaths. He later said there were 70 "victims."

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The truck struck the crowd at around 10:40 p.m. local time (4:40 p.m. ET) shortly after a fireworks display.

A spokesperson for France's Interior Ministry said on Twitter: "The individual who was driving the truck was neutralized. Investigation will determine if he was acting alone." Police urged residents to stay in their homes.

Estrosi, president of the Provence Alpes-Maritimes, said in an interview with French media that the driver also shot at people and was fatally shot by police. A senior U.S. military official told NBC News that light arms and explosives were found in the truck.

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"White truck literally racing through crowds of all ages. People either caught in path or forced to jump onto rocks over beach barrier," witness Andrew Botros, an Edinburgh man who owns a holiday apartment in Nice, told NBC News in a Twitter message. "Some dead. Horrific," Botros said.

A senior U.S. military source told NBC News that French authorities are reporting that the truck "purposefully" and "maliciously" struck the crowd.

French President Francois Hollande and the country's interior minister were holding a crisis meeting over the situation. The Interior Ministry said a catastrophe and disaster response plan was being implemented. U.S. President Barack Obama has been briefed on the situation, National Security Council spokesperson said.

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Witnesses described the chaos after the truck hit the crowd.

"I looked up and saw, like, a tsunami wave of people just running towards me as fast as they possibly could screaming at the top of their lungs," Dr. Kevin Motamedi, a Denver physician on a tour of Europe, told NBC News. "And I just grabbed who I was with and started running as fast as possible. It was basically just complete mass hysteria."

"It was the scariest moment of my life, easily," Motamedi said. "As we were running, you could tell the people in front of us had no idea that anything was going on, so we were running and grabbing people saying, 'Run. Go home!'"

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Eric Dratell, an American lawyer working in London, is in Nice on vacation with his wife. They were having dinner at Le Sporting on the beach when his wife heard what she thought was gunfire.

"We started running for cover. People started jumping from promenade level onto the beach," Dratell told NBC News. "A guy jumped on my wife," who was injured, he said.

"We took shelter with 200 or more people in an area under the promenade. People were in crowded toilet stalls," Dratell said. "This is shocking," he said.

Following the incident, Nice's former mayor Christian Estrosi tweeted in French, "Dear Nicois, the driver of a truck appears to have made a dozens of deaths. For the moment, stay in your home. More info to come."

France has been on edge since a series of coordinated terror attacks in Paris in November that left 130 people dead. The terror group ISIS claimed responsibility for that attack.

Obama condemned "what appears to be a horrific terrorist attack" and said the U.S. is prepared to offer France assistance if needed.

"Our thoughts and prayers are with the families and other loved ones of those killed, and we wish a full recovery for the many wounded," Obama said in a statement. "We stand in solidarity and partnership with France, our oldest ally, as they respond to and recover from this attack," Obama said.

There were no immediate claims of responsibility by ISIS through its official or unofficial channels, according to Flashpoint Intelligence, an international terrorism research organization.

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Police officers and rescued workers stand near a van that struck a crowd leaving a fireworks display in the French Riviera town of Nice on July 14, 2016. VALERY HACHE / AFP - Getty Images
France's ambassador to the U.S., Gérard Araud, said on Twitter: "Again. Sadness. These people only wanted to enjoy Bastille day fireworks with their family and friends. Sadness."

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said: "Canadians are shocked by tonight's attack in Nice. Our sympathy is with the victims, and our solidarity is with the French people."

Nice is a city on France's Mediterranean coast popular with tourists. The U.S. State Department said it has no Thursday evening it had no information that any Americans were killed or injured.

Bastille Day, also known as National Day, commemorates the storming of the Bastille prison during the French revolution in 1789.

Image: People cross the street with their hands on thier heads as a French soldier secures the area after at least 60 people were killed in Nice when a truck ran into a crowd celebrating the Bastille Day national holiday
People cross the street with their hands on thier heads as a French soldier secures the area early July 15, 2016 after at least 60 people were killed along the Promenade des Anglais in Nice, France, when a truck ran into a crowd celebrating the Bastille Day national holiday July 14. JEAN-PIERRE AMET / Reuters
"On this Bastille Day, we are reminded of the extraordinary resilience and democratic values that have made France an inspiration to the entire world, and we know that the character of the French Republic will endure long after this devastating and tragic loss of life," Obama said. 

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[Imperial]

Just now, DaleSteyn1 said:

A incident tarvatha naaku anioinchindhi cheppanu ilantivi choosi old city lo vallu inspire avtharemo Abe udesham tho annna

sad dude...heart wrenching incidents ivi... ee time lo aaa thuurka laanzodukula gurinchi enduku ani....valledho goppa mission chesthunnattu....

[nissan]

i know its out of topic but rgv same exact dhi predict chesadu

watch @26:00   

 

[DaleSteyn1]

37 minutes ago, Imperial said:

sad dude...heart wrenching incidents ivi... ee time lo aaa thuurka laanzodukula gurinchi enduku ani....valledho goppa mission chesthunnattu....

Inni incidents choosi daily edhokati vino em react avvalo kooda ardham kaadhu nene anedhi as long as Islam is peace loving religion ani govt s any country vi anta untayo ilanti incidents repeat avthane yntay China lo laga Muslims ki strict rule pettali and mosques ni allow cheyakoodadhu.

[aragorn]

terror attack nenu accident anukuna 

[DaleSteyn1]

4 minutes ago, aragorn said:

terror attack nenu accident anukuna 

Loosing count on no of attacks in recent times

[nissan]

1 minute ago, DaleSteyn1 said:

Loosing count on no of attacks in recent times

These all are lone wolf attacks.....same is the one in san bernandino,orlando...coincidentally they may be muslims but the intention is pretty clear

[Staysafebro]

phrench vallu major operations chesthunnaru Cheriya lo.. anduke vallani repeated ga target chesthunnaru.

holy war kosam trying anta... siggulaedu yedavalaki... yedo oka tellodiki eppudo okkapudu kaaludhi... ika andharu matash ye  

[aragorn]

8 minutes ago, DaleSteyn1 said:

Loosing count on no of attacks in recent times

papam france 2 yrs inche constantly,