UPDATE at 7:21pm: This was a deliberate attack. AP confirms that the truck was full of weapons:
BREAKING: Christian Estrosi, president of the region, says the truck in Nice was loaded with arms and grenades.
— The Associated Press (@AP) July 14, 2016
UPDATE at 7:06pm: Le Figaro reports that 73 people have been killed:
🔴EN DIRECT – #Nice06 73 décès confirmés selon une source policière >> https://t.co/53NQMwpd2d pic.twitter.com/RtvTyW532o
— Le Figaro (@Le_Figaro) July 14, 2016
At least 60 people have been killed and 100 more injured in the southern French city of Nice tonight after a lorry was “deliberately driven” into a crowd out celebrating Bastille Day in a confirmed terrorist attack.
French officials have confirmed that they are investigating a terrorist attack and there are unconfirmed reports that there are gunmen on the loose in the city. . . .
Witnesses said the truck “rammed” the crowd where it was thickest at more than 30mph, and images emerged of the cab riddled with bullets.
Police have identified the driver, who was killed during the incident, and it is believed to have been a man who was known to security services.
Crowds had packed out the city’s main promenade to watch a fireworks display marking Bastille Day, a major public holiday in France, and were beginning to head home when the lorry hit.
One witness reported horrific scenes with “dead bodies everywhere” and distressing video footage emerged of people fleeing the Promenade des Anglais, in the southern French city, in terror.
Fox News is reporting that gunmen are believed to be holding hostages at Nice’s Meridien Hotel.
Stay tuned to the Corner for updates.