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A terrorist attack in Nice
The French police conduct a special operation after the death of dozens of people on the English embankment
The victims of a terrorist attack in Nice, where the truck drove into the crowd during the celebration of the day of the capture of the Bastille, became 84 people, including 10 children and adolescents. More than 200 people were injured. According to July 15, after visiting the wounded in hospitals, French President Francois Hollande, 52 people are in critical condition. 25 of them are still in intensive care. The relatives and friends of the victims and those declared missing are on duty at the city hospitals in anticipation of news.
“The truck rushed at full speed, right in the crowd of people gathered after the fireworks on the English embankment. He pressed everyone and everything in its path. There were many families with young children. It was a real horror,” said Martin, a resident of Nice, in the eyes of which the tragedy occurred. Benoit, a tourist from Belgium, was in a cafe opposite: "Having drove several kilometers around people, the driver began to shoot people from a pistol." “The truck was driving, and people fell like KELLI. I turned around and realized that my friend was not nearby. I began to look for her. She was lying on the ground unconscious,” says Geraldin. “Everyone walked calmly, and suddenly there were screams:“ Truck! ”, I turned around and saw him a few meters away from me, and then I saw a restaurant roof below the beach, and I jumped.”
The attack occurred on the English embankment, when tens of thousands of people watched a festive fireworks in honor of the main national holiday - the day of the capture of the Bastille. The truck at high speed drove 2 kilometers through a dense crowd on the embankment.
Truck Smashing Into Crowd in #nice Kills At Least 30 People and At Least 100 Injured. #Nice06 pic.twitter.com/togo1H33MV
- Dr. Nabeeel alvi (@rphnabeeel) July 14, 2016
The truck was stopped in the WestMinster Hotel. The driver fired several shots from the pistol before he was shot by police officers.
The search for possible accomplices of the terrorist is being conducted.
Death truck
Despite the state of emergency, introduced in France after terrorist attacks in Paris on November 13, 2015, everyone here understood that a new blow of terrorists was only a matter of time. A few days ago, the leaders of the country noted with satisfaction that the Euro 2016 European Football Championship ended without incident: security forces managed to guarantee the normal holding of matches and events for fans, despite a constant terrorist threat. Just four days after the final of the championship, the terror hit Nice, a city personifying for the French and numerous tourists the sea, summer and joy.
Documents of the terrorist were found in a truck: this is a resident of Nice 31 years of Tunisian origin, Moamed Layage-Bulel. He worked as a truck driver. His personality was known to the police, but not in connection with religious radicalism. According to the investigation, less than a month ago, Lauage-Bulel was summoned to a conversation in the police in connection with the participation in a fight related to his professional activities. In the country's intelligence services, it did not have a case of involvement in terrorism.
The terrorist carefully cooked the attack. It is already known that the truck was rented a few days ago. A hand grenade and several layouts of firearms were also found in the cab.
The French police conduct a special operation after the death of dozens of people on the English embankment
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0:00 0:00:55In his apartment, in one of the working quarters of the eastern part of Nice, police experts conducted a careful search. According to the neighbors, it was a closed and antipathetic person. “He never greeted anyone and gave the impression of an evil person,” his neighbor on the entrance told reporters.
Lauage-Bulel was from the city of Msacein, which is located on the Mediterranean coast of Tunisia, 12 km from the city of Sousse. It is reported that the Tunisian authorities did not consider him as a person who adhered to radical or Islamist beliefs.
France President Francois Hollande said that a state of emergency, the action of which was to end on July 26, will be extended for another three months. "All France is threatened by Islamic terrorism. We are obliged to do everything in our power to combat terrorism," Hollande said and added that the operation of the French forces in Iraq and Syria will continue.
In a special television picture on Friday, the president expressed condolences to the families of the dead.
US President Barack Obama condemned the attack in Nice and sent a team to help the investigation of what happened. “On behalf of the American people, I most decisively condemn the monstrous terrorist act in Nice. At this difficult hour, we express solidarity with France, our oldest ally. The holiday day of the Bastille reminds us of the enormous persistence of the French, their devotion to democratic ideals that made the nation a source of inspiration for the whole world,” the US president’s statement said.
The head of the European Union Donald Tusk expressed condolences to the families of the dead and all residents of France. "It is amazing that the attack was committed precisely at the moment when people celebrated a holiday dedicated to freedom, equality and fraternity," he said.
Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev also expressed condolences to the families of the victims of the attack in Nice and called for the use of power against terrorists. The message with condolences was sent by Olland and Vladimir Putin.
Russians carry flowers and candles to the French Embassy in Moscow.
Now the Embassy of France in Russia. pic.twitter.com/fwyCthamjk
- Vladimir Rasulov (@cornuell) July 15, 2016
The information was confirmed that among the dead were two American citizens, a Russian citizen, a citizen of Armenia and a citizen of Ukraine.
On Twitter, the hashtag #PrayFornice went to Top.
All public events were canceled in Nice and all beaches are closed. On July 16, 17 and 18, they are declared the days of national mourning in France. This was announced on Friday in the morning by Prime Minister Manuel Waltz. "We are a gas war that terrorism declared us. On Tuesday, the Council of Ministers will extend the state of emergency, on Wednesday and Thursday the same will be done in parliament," said the head of the French government.
Since the beginning of 2015, six large terrorist acts have already occurred in Europe. Remember. pic.twitter.com/m2l1yrdrjc
- rus2web (@rus2web) July 15, 2016
On July 16, ISIS (the organization is prohibited in Russia) took responsibility for the deadly collision of the "soldier of the Islamic state", as Lauayzh-Bulel calls the Amath agency, the world of terrorists. The French special services check the authenticity of this statement, which many are in doubt.
Nevertheless, the version of the jihadist terrorist attack remains a priority for a number of reasons: terrorist organizations have been constantly called for the use of vehicles for civilian citizens in the Internet, video materials distributed on the Internet; Lauage-Bulel carefully prepared his action-he changed his phone number in advance, chose a dates symbolic for the French, when it would be crowded in the city, three days before the intended date, he rented a truck, a manual grenade and several layouts of firearms.
The spouse of Lauayzh-Bulel and four representatives of his inner circle were detained. It is known that with one of them he spoke by phone shortly before the attack on the English embankment.