France

Nice: load grid car into crowd of people

In the French nice, a load is on the national day car into a crowd of danger. It should give about 30 Dead. The scene of the accident in a state of panic. The backgrounds are unclear.

In the case of celebrate the French national holiday of a load in a nice car, apparently deliberately, into a crowd of people raced. Here, Humbert have been killed, according to information of the relevant sub-prefect Sébastien several dozen, “maybe about 30” people.

The channel BFMTV, he said, the driver of the truck was being shot. It was a “criminal attack on a large scale”. Emergency crews are at the scene.

The newspaper “Nice Matin” reported setseite on your Internet, on the scene of the incident, Mr. sche, panic, and confusion. Social media course not verified recordings that show how people run away initially.

Hollande returns to Paris

President Francois Hollande broke off a visit to the city of Avignon and travelled directly to the crisis center in the Èlysée Palace.

The alleged attack took place during the traditional fireworks for French national day on the famous promenade des Anglais in nice. Nice’s mayor Christian Estrosi is not called on the citizens to leave their homes. Also the Prefecture of the Alpes-Maritimes region, the citizens called on, for safety at home, reasons to stay.

The celebrations of the national holiday in France took place under increased security measures. Alone in the capital, Paris 11,500 police officers were deployed to prevent attacks and riots.

gri/stu (dpa, afp, rtr)