15 July 2016
01:57 GMT
France’s state of emergency is to be extended for three months, Hollande said.
Hollande: Nice truck crash killing at least 70 was “obviously a terrorist attack” https://t.co/nevLSODAyk
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01:51 GMT
Following the attack, France will recruit an extra 10,000 extra military police officers, Hollande says.
01:49 GMT
“France as a whole is under a threat of Islamic terrorism,” Holland says.
01:48 GMT
The French president says there are “several children” among the victims of the “horrible attack.”
01:47 GMT
President Hollande is addressing the nation.
01:44 GMT
Police have told the media that identification documents have been found in the truck. Earlier reports said the attacker was of Tunisian origin.
01:28 GMT
The number of fatalities has reached 80, according to the latest reports.
01:21 GMT
French President has expressed solidarity and support to the people of Nice. Hollande is expected to address the press at 3:30 am local time (0130 GMT).
01:17 GMT
A truck driver behind Nice’s “worst attack in history” has been reported to be a 31-year old man of Tunisian origin, Nice-Matin said citing its sources.
Furthermore, at some point we must face the fact that the self-censorship using blurred images and handwringing drama lectures by the talking heads like Anderson Poopchuter and MeAgain Kelly ( "we won't show you the horrific ..." ) is self-defeating.
Moving On is no longer an option. Doing so means that little girl under the heat blanket died in vain along with the thousands of others in the past month.
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