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originally posted by: MetalChickAmy
originally posted by: CaticusMaximus
The fruits of the failed multiculturalism experiment.
This is not a multiculturalism failure. This is a result of western capitalist/imperialist foreign policy. This is a result of corporate-backed western forces invading countries to steal their resources, to put in puppet governments and to have routes to get resources out.
Les Canadiens sont bouleversés par l'attentat de ce soir à Nice. Notre sympathie va aux victimes et notre solidarité, au peuple français.
Maryam Violet, an Iranian journalist visiting Nice on holiday, told the Guardian she saw the lorry running over people as they walked in the pedestrian area after the fireworks had finished.
“Everyone was completely shocked, I saw that suddenly people were fleeing and shouting,” she said over the phone from Nice. “People were shouting, ‘It’s a terrorist attack, it’s a terrorist attack,’ it was clear that the driver was doing it deliberately,” she said.
“I was walking for nearly a mile and that there were dead bodies over the place … I think over 30 dead bodies are on the ground and lots of people are injured.”
The bodies had been covered by blue sheets.
“I saw two sisters and one brother from Poland that were mourning the death of their two other siblings,” Violet said. “The youngest one was crying and the other two just didn’t know how to react.
“There were so many Muslim people who were victims because I could see they had scarves over their head and some were speaking Arabic. One family lost a mother and in Arabic they were saying she’s a martyr.
“People were celebrating and it was so peaceful, it was a festivity vibe, it was right after the fireworks that the truck came and ran over people.”
originally posted by: MetalChickAmy
originally posted by: CaticusMaximus
The fruits of the failed multiculturalism experiment.
This is not a multiculturalism failure. This is a result of western capitalist/imperialist foreign policy. This is a result of corporate-backed western forces invading countries to steal their resources, to put in puppet governments and to have routes to get resources out.
A large truck has ploughed into a crowd celebrating Bastille Day in the French Riveria city of Nice.
The incident, which left at least 70 dead, is being treated as a terrorist attack.
The driver of the truck has been killed by police. They are trying to determine if he had any accomplices.
Authorities say the man was firing on the crowd as he drove, and that the truck was loaded with arms and grenades.
Witnesses said the driver was purposefully aiming the vehicle at the crowd and “zigzagging” so that he could hit as many people as possible. It was reported that the attack lasted for two kilometres.
After the incident, the police advised residents of Nice to remain in their homes.
originally posted by: MysticPearl
People could be seen running in panic after a truck crashed into the crowd on Promenade des Anglais in Nice, France. Many people have been reportedly injured. There also have been unconfirmed reports of gunfire.
“There are people in blood, probably full of wounded,” a reporter for the Nice Matin newspaper said.
Many injured in Nice, France after truck drives into crowd, reports of gunfire
Now reports of up to 30 people dead. On the news now.
Truck drove through a crowd running over and killing dozens. People ordered to stay indoors.
Fox reporting there was a shootout between the driver and local police.
WHAT WE KNOW SO FAR:
- A large truck has ploughed into crowds celebrating Bastille Day in the southern French city of Nice.
- The crash, which left 80 people dead including several children and 18 seriously injured, is being treated as a terrorist attack.
- The driver of the truck has been killed by police. They are trying to determine if he had accomplices.
- Authorities said the man had been firing on the crowd as he drove, and that the truck was loaded with weapons and grenades.
- Witnesses said the driver was “zigzagging” so he could hit as many people as possible. It was reported that he drove into the crowd for 2km at a speed of about 30mph (50kph).
- Unconfirmed reports in French media said an ID card belonging to a 31-year-old resident of Nice who had dual French-Tunisian nationality had been found in the truck.
- No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
- François Hollande, the French president, described the attack as a “monstrosity” and said soldiers would be deployed to support gendarmes and police, particularly at the country’s borders. He said the attack was “terrorist in nature” and vowed France would always be stronger than the fanatics that want to attack her.
- The state of emergency, which was due to expire on 26 July, is to be extended for another three months.
- The interior minister, Bernard Cazeneuve, said: “We are at war with terrorists who want to strike us at any cost and who are extremely violent.”
- Hollande will head to Nice on Friday morning. Cazeneuve is on his way to Nice.