Terrorism

Nice – shocked city after the attack

At the scene of the crime, at nice, the people gather to comfort each other and find community. The motive for the devastating attack with 84 of the dead is still unclear. From nice, a Reportage of Bernd Riegert.

Consolation is needed: Amadine and Alexandre cry after the assassination

The day after the assassination Amadine, and Alexandre returned to the beach promenade of nice. Gorgeous summer weather, the azure blue sea. Hold on tight, crying, sobbing, not able to believe that the massacre happened here in your home town. “We were just a half-hour earlier, exactly at the point where the white Truck has mowed the people down,” says Alexandre haltingly. As panic broke out, fled the Couple in a Restaurant. “There we hid with many others. We had no idea what was going on. We heard shots,” said Alexandre while his girlfriend is sobbing, nods. “When we came out, we saw the bodies. I went over this incredible body field. As the children were!” Alexandre run the tears on the cheeks. He must collect.

“We have to be done with it”

“This guy” is meant the 31-year-old perpetrator of Tunisian origin – ” has done to our city we love so, so Bad. I can’t believe it,” says Finch belongs. “And, of all things, on the national holiday of 14 July. July. Why, what is this?”, ask Alexandre. Both are still in shock. You want to talk, don’t know yet whether you will need a psychologist. “I don’t think so. We must be somehow done,” said Alexandre, his scaly-breasted munia belongs to you. The Couple of nice stays close to the small memorial, the people are nice here since the Morning. On the Fence, you can see the white rental Truck to see if it turns on your toes put down people white slip of paper with mourning messages. This all seems very organized. A woman spread against a donation for the victims as she says, thick felt-tip pens and white paper. From an old CD-Player overdriven sounds a bit of the Marseillaise, the French national anthem.

Emicie (far left) at the spontaneous memorial. She’s in shock

“Awfully close”

Emicie from the neighbouring town of St. Raphael has come with her friend Karen from nice to the small memorial. “Somewhere you have to go with his grief and anger. I am deeply shocked that such an attack happened here with us, so close,” says Emicie after she has placed her sheet of paper with a message. Anyone has the Tricolor, the hung blue-white-red French flag, and red roses are placed. “Protection against such a cowardly murder.” You’ll have to go with Karen together with other people. Finally it happened, however, on the national holiday, where we could not stay at home. She wanted to be in spite of everything, don’t be intimidated. Karen knows a family that lost during the attack a child. “This is so incredibly awful,” she says, and the Hand slams down in front of the mouth.

In the Background: The white truck with a shot-up windshield. Thousands visit the shut-off

Authorities search for motive of the individual offender

The police do what they can, but protection against a single offender, the spin, could not give it, says Emicie. The hundreds of people that watch the wire, the scene, seeing the good kind of different. As the afternoon dark limousine with President Hollande and Prime Minister Valls in a high pace over the lawn, according to Boo. Empty beverage cups are thrown on the car. Of state and head of government had visited nice a day after the assassination to talk to the security forces and investigators and to visit a hospital. Hollande has repeatedly said in a short Statement what he had said in Paris: “France has been attacked, but France will remain strong.”

84 death of the victim has confirmed the public Prosecutor’s office in nice in the late afternoon. Two German students seem to be including. The Prosecutor praises the helpfulness and discipline of the citizens. There is a lot of blood will be donated to the hospitals, would have to supply around 200 injured. Still, the prosecution has no clear evidence that the individual perpetrators had Links to radical Islamist organisations. His motives were more determined. His apartment was searched. The man was the police as a petty criminal known.

Christian and Diana from Berlin: The French don’t let it get you down

“We will be back”

Christian and Diana from Berlin, and returned a day later once more to the waterfront. The tourists are, as you say, in shock and want to somehow put an end to, a degree, look at the Scenery once more. “Yesterday we stood in the back,” says Diana, pointing at the removed to a point about 300 meters from the scene of the crime. “As the people were in a panic running towards us, we just ran. We did not know at all what was going on, whether it was gunfire or fireworks,” says Christian of his impressions. It was only the thought, quickly, run for your life. The Couple from Berlin, took refuge in a hotel lobby. “The willingness to help was great, everyone did what he could,” says Christian. He and Diana think that the French will also have to cope with this new attack. “Stand back, the French. This is somewhere in the Grande Nation, the can of shit criminal, not intimidated.” One day you have vacation time. Then after a week back to Berlin. The attack was not a reason not to nice to come back.