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:

• Red Cross
  
• Facebook Safety Check

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]