At least 84 people have been killed and a further 18 have been left critically injured, including children, after a truck deliberately crashed into a crowd of people who were celebrating Bastille Day in the city of Nice, France.
A lorry, which was reportedly loaded with weapons and hand grenades, drove on to a pavement on Thursday night around 23:00 local time.
According to The Telegraph, the driver was a 30-year-old French-Tunisian criminal well known to the police for armed attacks. He was shot dead by police.
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Witnesses said the 19-tonne lorry had zigzagged through crowds in an attempt to strike more people.
Tony Molina, an American witness to the attack, told CNN: "There was still a crowd of people and then you just see this big white panel truck. I couldn't see the driver, but it just kept going at different angles from left to right at 25 to 30 miles an hour.
"People were screaming and running. I work in homicide and I've never seen anything like this. It's unbelievable."
The attack began shortly after the end of a firework display on the seafront for Bastille Day, which is the country's national holiday.
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President Francois Hollande said the attack was of "an undeniable terrorist nature".
Our thoughts are with the people of Nice.
Words by Sian Broderick
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