Attack in Nice, France, truck with shooters plows into crowd. 30+ dead, 100 injured.

Seeing the photos online.....crazy. Some places reporting as much as 39 dead. RIP.

edit: the videos are pouring in now. jeez

Reuters now reports that a French official has told local media that at least 30 people are dead and 100 injured. The driver is also dead, the local prefect reportedly said.

I hope the death count doesn't not grow too high.

Sucks.

Fuck, that is so fucked up...

Jesus that's awful.

CNN has a pile of fucking dead bodies on their front page. smh.

Does not look like any number is reliable enough for now.

Inexplicably awful. RIP.

The video(s) on twitter are truly gut wrenching.

RIP to those lost. What a senseless tragedy.

By Gabyskra Go To PostDoes not look like any number is reliable enough for now.

Yeah, seeing it jump to 50+ now.

There's a pure trash english tabloid website which is making money off the news by falsely suggesting that the Eiffel Tower was hit after the terror attack in Nice (it's covered in smoke due to the fireworks of Bastille day). The things they'll do for money is insane.

Jesus Christ, not again.

I'm so sorry gaby and France slaent :(

Jesus Christ this is horrible. This shit is getting closer and closer to becoming routine.

73 deaths confirmed at this point, according to the police through Le Figaro.

I can't stand reading the usual "thoughts and prayers" and "deport all muslims" that pollute twitter. One is empty posturing, the other is additional hatred. It's all a nightmare.

73?! what the fuck

fucking hell i just came back from a concert and my uncle and his GF live there. i can't contact them right now because i don't want to wake them up and they're probably safe but man this has me worried until tmmrw.

Jesus I just read 73. FUCK. Are we for sure that this is ISIS connected terrorism? Any updates on that?

A few more of these from now until November and Trump is probably going to become President guys. FUCK.

By 3SidedPolygons Go To PostAre we for sure that this is ISIS connected terrorism? Any updates on that?

No identity, no info, no.

Also, sadly, I'll point out that the number can only grow considering the many injured.

i feel like every week some attack is going on in France. this shit is depressing man

By Gabyskra Go To PostNo identity, no info, no.

Also, sadly, I'll point out that the number can only grow considering the many injured.

This is an absolute horrific time and perhaps a poor attempt to bring some measure of levity to the moment, but I just read your hashtag and chuckled. Clever.

Var Matin, a regional paper of smallish size, says weapons were found in the truck, but no sources cited. No official comfirmation on that either, so I take it as an unsourced rumor.

(give it half a season before my hashtag becomes #BenchJennings)

what the fuck man...

Dark times. RIP

Stop fucking hurting people :(

Really sickening.

I mean.

WTF.

Sorry, France.

31 year old, weapons in the truck confirmed, he shot at the crowd. The death toll is growing still, quite a few in intensive care.

We have our presidential elections coming up too.

By Gabyskra Go To Post31 year old, weapons in the truck confirmed, he shot at the crowd. The death toll is growing still, quite a few in intensive care.

We have our presidential elections coming up too.

what lack of laws will the French blame?

up to 80 now..
i can't sleep and i could puke.

By diehard Go To Postwhat lack of laws will the French blame?

.......really?

By P-SY Go To Post…….really?

I don't know anything about French politics. He said elections are upcoming, im sure this will be politicized.

By diehard Go To PostI don't know anything about French politics. He said elections are upcoming, im sure this will be politicized.

Everyone knows exactly what you meant and exactly how tasteless and stupid it was.

I'd rather ignore Diehard D'Souza.

I'll get some sleep.

By Gabyskra Go To PostI'd rather ignore Diehard D'Souza. What he wrote is the anti-State conservative equivalent to people finding it funny to say we don't shower. At the dumbest time. Zero respect.

I'll get some sleep.

If I were you I wouldn't be able to contain myself. I'm so sorry for your country man.

The world is a terrible place. One week ago we were dealing with Texas. One week later it's Nice.

Sigh

By Forever Go To PostEveryone knows exactly what you meant and exactly how tasteless and stupid it was.

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CNN reporting 77 dead. :(

Not safe anywhere. World is such shit.

By diehard Go To Postwhat lack of laws will the French blame?

I think this is an insensitive statement and isn't the time to make it...

But these type of statements happen in all of these events... It instantly becomes a platform for something... guns, immigration, whatever...

I wish people would just leave politics out of stuff for a min and just mourn the senseless loss of lives...

I agree, ace. It pisses me off when people do it and i shouldn't have either. Sorry Gaby, get sleep man.

Supposedly its over 80 now. Would be so terrible to be there trying to help on the scene, i cant even imagine.

By diehard Go To PostI agree, ace. It pisses me off when people do it and i shouldn't have either. Sorry Gaby, get sleep man.

👍🏻

By RATHasReturned Go To PostThe world is a terrible place. One week ago we were dealing with Texas. One week later it's Nice.

In both situations, it was one man's actions that caused it whereas everyone else that was there was trying to help each other.

What does Diehard D'Souza mean out of interest?


Really a depressing state of affairs, having terrorist groups free to wreak havoc in the knowledge that they have us at a strategic disadvantage. Becoming tough to see how atrocities like this will become less common, rather than more, in the near future at least.

By Hitch Go To PostWhat does Diehard D'Souza mean out of interest?


Really a depressing state of affairs, having terrorist groups free to wreak havoc in the knowledge that they have us at a strategic disadvantage. Becoming tough to see how atrocities like this will become less common, rather than more, in the near future at least.

Dinesh D'Souza. He's a Indian American conservative, christian apologist and have served under the Reagan Administration as an advisor.
he's done tons of debates with Atheists, democrats and Christian scholars alike.

Ah, cheers

By Hitch Go To PostWhat does Diehard D'Souza mean out of interest?

watch the trailer to his newest movie, that sums it up quite nicely
https://youtu.be/r7e6gLht6OQ

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turns out my uncles GF actually witnessed parts of this but from a little bit further away, unharmed physically but obviously shocked. they packed their bags and drove to switzerland today.

Politics is fine in my book, how could it not be, nothing is more political than war actions. Stereotyping at that moment no so much. Doesn't matter, I probably snapped back a bit too much myself, sorry diehard. I'll be your friendly french socialist who likes writing laws about everything.

The news is very sad, the reaction by the french government equally as much. Hollande said:
"We will intensify our intervention in Irak and Syria. We will keep hitting those those who threaten us."
Makes me think:
1. If the objective is, has been for a while, a war against the Islamic State, then the best course of action should not be determined by what happened yesterday, nothing new happened, but by the opportunities on the ground. The government admits that its strategy is old-testament style law of retaliation rather than a real engagement with a given enemy. Just casually taking a page from W's book. Neocons have won.
2. Such a declaration is always bad news for hundreds of innocents in Irak and Syria, whom I'll mourn just as much.
3. To say "those who threaten us" after mentioning two whole countries is a way to reinforce the confusion amongst french people. A quarter of the population is going very far with racism against immigrants and muslims, this is not the time for such a lack of precision.

Why is France being targeted more than any other country? Is just because they have more muslims in their population so there are more 'available' extremists among them?

By Elchele Go To PostWhy is France being targeted more than any other country? Is just because they have more muslims in their population so there are more 'available' extremists among them?

I assume you are only talking about Europe here, because France is not the one getting targeted the most overall at all.

No doubt part of it is that there's just more potential due to the large population. Lots of ghetto, one of the biggest European countries population wise, and one of the most attractive places for terrorists to attack, seeing as it's a popular holiday destination, is in the middle of Europe, just the whole symbolism of attacking france and so on, which obviously means it creates more terror and is more news worthy. There wouldn't be that much attention on it if it's in Russia.... or even Turkey, just look at the amount of attention the recent attack at a Turkish airport got vs this or the Belgian airport attack. Then there's also the fact that France is one of the most active in the middle east and Africa.

Overall it just makes sense, that France is the most targeted place.

By Elchele Go To PostWhy is France being targeted more than any other country? Is just because they have more muslims in their population so there are more 'available' extremists among them?

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/jul/15/why-does-france-keep-getting-attacked