2016 Nice attack

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 and injured 434 people.^{[1][better source needed]} Gunfire was reported; at first, people thought it was fireworks.^[source?]

2016 Nice truck attack
The Promenade des Anglais, the Site of the Attack.
Route of the attacker from west to east
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
Target	People
Attack type	Vehicle-ramming attack, mass murder
Weapons	Renault Midlum cargo truck, 7.65mm pistol
Deaths	87 (including the Perpetrator who was killed by Police)
Injured	434
Assailant	Mohamed Lahouaiej-Bouhlel
Participant	1
Motive	Islamic extremism

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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