Nice Truck Attack Explained in 12 Tweets by ISIS Commentators

A truck rammed into a crowd of people celebrating Bastille Day, killing at least 80 and injuring over a 100 people.

The attack took place on Thursday night local time when a truck ran into a crowd celebrating the Bastille Day national holiday. (Photo: The Quint)

At least 84 people have been killed and 100 injured in the southern French town of Nice when a truck ran into a crowd celebrating Bastille Day on Thursday night.

The driver, who drove at 50 kilometres per hour for over 100 metres along the famed Promenade des Anglais seafront before hitting the mass of spectators, was shot dead. Officials said weapons and grenades were found inside the 25-tonne, unmarked articulated truck.

Rukmini Callimachi, a correspondent for The New York Times who focuses on Al-Qaeda and ISIS activities, and Amarnath Amarasingam, a doctoral candidate of Religious Studies in Canada, decoded the attack in a series of tweets.

The Promenade des Anglais stretch where the attack occurred during Bastille Day celebrations.(Photo: The Quint)

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