Updating: Nice, France

nvmthebollocks:

“France is afflicted, but she is strong, and she will be soon even stronger.” - President Hollande

A lorry (semi truck) drove two kilometres (1.3 miles) through a Bastille Day crowd during the July 14 fireworks celebrations [x].

  • 84 dead
  • 18 critically injured
  • CONFIRMED the lorry driver is dead
  • CONFIRMED guns and grenades found in the lorry
  • CONFIRMED one police officer has been killed
  • CONFIRMED a terrorism investigation has been opened
  • CONFIRMED fires near Eiffel Tower were NOT related to attacks; damage was accidental and caused by fireworks
  • CONFIRMED the state of emergency has been extended for three additional months
  • CONFIRMED that any earlier claims of hostage situations are unsubstantiated
  • UNCONFIRMED if there were any accomplices involved or still at large
  • UNCONFIRMED the lorry used in the attack was a rental vehicle

Are you in Nice?

  • stay indoors
  • police have asked that you do NOT drive anywhere
  • missing children are located at the Auvare military barracks
  • public gatherings/demonstrations have been banned until further notice
  • use wifi instead mobile data if possible to help keep web traffic moving

Are you safe? Check in to let friends and family know:

Google has made all phone calls to France free via Hangouts, Google Voice, and Project Fi from anywhere in the world in which these services are supported [x].

Contact information for Foreign Embassies [if you’re calling locally dial 0 (zero) in place of the 33]

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