2016 Nice attack
terrorist attack in France on 14 July 2016 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 2016 Nice attack happened on 14 July 2016 in Nice, France. A man drove a truck into people celebrating Bastille Day, the national day of France. He killed 86 people during the incident.[1] Gunfire was reported; at first, people thought it was fireworks. At around 22:45 local time, a truck was driven into a large crowd of people at Promenade des Anglais. Later, guns were fired. The driver, Tunisian truck driver Mohamed Lahouaiej-Bouhlel, was killed by police.[2]
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Location | Promenade des Anglais, Nice, France |
Coordinates | 43.6936°N 7.2557°E / 43.6936; 7.2557 |
Date | 14 July 2016 c. 22:30 – 22:35 CEST |
Attack type | Vehicle-ramming attack, mass murder |
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Deaths | 87 (including the perpetrator) |
Injured | 434 |
Assailant | Mohamed Lahouaiej-Bouhlel |
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