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The lorry drove into the crowd for about 2 kilometers before police could shoot and kill the driver (Photo: Reuters)

84 dead in lorry attack in France

At least 84 people were killed on Thursday evening (14 July) when a lorry ran into a crowd in Nice in southern France, in what looks like a terrorist attack.

The assault took place on Bastille Day, France's national holiday.

A white lorry drove at high speed on the Promenade des Anglais, Nice's seafront avenue, just before 11PM. The avenue had been closed to traffic and was packed with people who had just watched the Bastille Day fireworks.

The lorry drove for about 2 kilome...

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The lorry drove into the crowd for about 2 kilometers before police could shoot and kill the driver (Photo: Reuters)

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