French nationals in San Francisco stunned by attack in Nice

He said more than 10 children were among the dead, which also included two Americans and people from Russia, Switzerland and Ukraine.

At least 84 people were killed and dozens more injured when a man drove a 25-tonne lorry into a crowd celebrating Bastille Day in the French Riviera city of Nice. “All of France is under the threat of Islamic terrorists”.

Europe is no stranger to attacks involving vehicles, but Thursday’s attack that killed 84 people represented one of the highest death tolls in recent history.

According to the center’s website, attendees will be subject to bag checks and metal detectors at the gate.

Ultimately, the critical problem raised by the events in Nice can be boiled down to one question: how was someone able to drive a lorry through a packed crowd until he was forced to stop and shot by the police?

Sean Copeland, 51, and his son Brodie, 11, of Lakeway, Texas, were on a European summer vacation that began with the running of the bulls in Spain.

Hollande said, despite the attack, France would bolster its presence in Iraq and Syria, where he said earlier that military advisers would be on the ground to help Iraqis take back the Islamic State stronghold of Mosul.

France was a week away from ending the state of emergency installed after the terrorist attacks in Paris, which killed 130 and injured hundreds more.

The crazed gunman ploughed through men, women and children “like a bowling ball” for more than a mile before opening fire.

Benjamin Netanyahu In a letter to French President Francois Hollande, the Israeli prime minister offered his condolences for the attack and said “Israel is your close partner in the fight against Islamic terrorism”.

“As far as I’m concerned, I demand answers, and not the usual stuff”, Estrosi said on BFM TV Friday morning hours after the attack, questioning whether the government provided enough national police officers for the fireworks display.

The anti-terrorism official said Bouhel is a 31-year-old French-Tunisian and resident of Nice. “We are facing a war that terrorism has brought to us”.

French flags will be flown at half mast on all French public buildings, Valls added. He said Bouhlel had received a six-month prison sentence in March for a conviction for assault with a weapon, but other legal officials said his sentence was suspended because it was his first conviction.

A 7.65 caliber handgun was found on the attacker, and authorities also found several fake rifles and fake grenades inside the truck, according to BFMTV. “Then it started speeding up and hitting people, so we realized it was an attack”.

French authorities launched a massive manhunt Friday for suspects in the latest deadly terror strike against the country, a truck rampage on a crowded seaside promenade that left a trail of crumpled bodies, bloodstained shoes and the detritus of what had been a joyous holiday celebration.

France has since declared three days of national mourning beginning Saturday.

Hollande added that he will travel to Nice on Friday once he has chaired a meeting of the Security and Defense Council.

“In such circumstances, we must show our absolute vigilance and determination”.

France’s state of emergency, introduced after the Paris attacks in November and due to expire on 26 July, has been extended for another three months. ISIS claimed responsibility for the attacks the next day.

Theresa May, who had not finished her first full day as UK Prime Minister when the attacks occurred, said: “Our thoughts are with all those affected by this bad incident on what was a day of national celebration”.