Truck Drives Through Crowd in Nice, France

[Eol Sha]

Someone drove a fully automatic assault truck into a truck-free zone. #BanTrucks

Can you please not make this into a politics thing?

It'll inevitably become that, though. These types of threads always do.

[Reuss-Lippe]

Definetely a terrorist attack as the driver seem to have run over people through a distance of 2 km approximately with a speed of 60km/h at least.

0.0 wow

[Cerillium]

Heartbreaking for not only those struck by the truck but also by bullets. France24 doesn't have much on details yet. Does anyone know if it was declared a terrorist attack?

[Kelinfort]

CNN is reporting language has shifted from calling the incident a "terror attack" to just an "attack" in the past half hour or so.

[Franco-Iberie]

Someone drove a fully automatic assault truck into a truck-free zone. #BanTrucks

We don't need to ban them, we just need to ban the types of trucks used in this tragedy, no person needs to be able to haul 80,000 pounds. We also need to develop a comprehensive database of truck owners.

[Luminesa]

CNN is reporting language has shifted from calling the incident a "terror attack" to just an "attack" in the past half hour or so.

Why? :/

[Aelex]

Heartbreaking for not only those struck by the truck but also by bullets. France24 doesn't have much on details yet. Does anyone know if it was declared a terrorist attack?

Not yet. Big suspicion that it was I.S.I.S related tho. It seems that one suspect is still on the run so if we catch him, we may know a little more about their motivations.

[Alistan]

That's just the effects of a 100 year old legacy of messing up with the Middle East

[New American Republic of Texas]

Is it a good time to bet on a death toll?

[Skrillenx]

Kinda Ironic it was done in Nice, France

[Kelinfort]

Someone drove a fully automatic assault truck into a truck-free zone. #BanTrucks

We don't need to ban them, we just need to ban the types of trucks used in this tragedy, no person needs to be able to haul 80,000 pounds. We also need to develop a comprehensive database of truck owners.

"Don't politicize this tragedy"

[Aelex]

CNN is reporting language has shifted from calling the incident a "terror attack" to just an "attack" in the past half hour or so.

Why? :/

Same reason "Islamic Terrorism" was cut out of one of Hollande's speech by the Obama administration.
It ain't P.C.

[Kelinfort]

^

[Luminesa]

Why? :/

Same reason "Islamic Terrorism" was cut out of one of Hollande's speech by the Obama administration.
It ain't P.C.

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[Geilinor]

CNN is reporting language has shifted from calling the incident a "terror attack" to just an "attack" in the past half hour or so.

Why? :/

All the reporting so far just says "attack".

[Baltenstein]

Kinda Ironic it was done in Nice, France

It means something different in English. We get it.

[Ifreann]

CNN is reporting language has shifted from calling the incident a "terror attack" to just an "attack" in the past half hour or so.

Why? :/

Probably because they don't actually know that it's a terrorist attack.

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Heartbreaking for not only those struck by the truck but also by bullets. France24 doesn't have much on details yet. Does anyone know if it was declared a terrorist attack?

Not yet. Big suspicion that it was I.S.I.S related tho. It seems that one suspect is still on the run so if we catch him, we may know a little more about their motivations.

I thought the driver was shot dead?

[The Serbian Empire]

Why? :/

Same reason "Islamic Terrorism" was cut out of one of Hollande's speech by the Obama administration.
It ain't P.C.

I believe that the more it is sanitized, the more the radicalized Muslims will attack in order to provoke a negative response.

[Luminesa]

Why? :/

All the reporting so far just says "attack".

Huh.

[The 93rd Coalition]

Originally when I heard this story I naturally assumed that the trucks had bombs in them.

So, yeah. This is barbaric. Condolences to the affected.

[New American Republic of Texas]

Is it a good time to bet on a death toll?

To quote you:

Too soon, asshole

Oh shit, I just got roasted.

[Cerillium]

CNN is reporting language has shifted from calling the incident a "terror attack" to just an "attack" in the past half hour or so.

TY. They used the same terminology a moment ago on F24. Doesn't change the horror of it all but at least some worries can be put aside.

[Olerand]

The préfecture has already declared this a terrorist attack. I have family in the area who can't be contacted, so I hope they're alright. Anyway, this is tragic, but unavoidable. We really have a major problem in this country, and the longer mainstream politicians hold off on doing anything the higher the FN will rise. I thought Marine had a chance in 2022, but if things keep going like this, she might have a chance as early as 2017.

Merde. J'espère pour toi que ta famille va bien. Moi j'avais ma soeurette là-bas avec sa copine et heureusement elles-étaient resté chez elles parce qu'elles avaient la flemme de sortir, je n'ai jamais été aussi content que ce soit une fainéante que ce soir.
Anyway, yes. Our dear Marine is now gonna make it in the second turn, for sure. I bet she will make at least 33% of the vote. Even more if some more attack occur meanwhile.

J'est un oncle qui habite à Nice et qui est allé avec sa femme et sa petite fille pour regarder le spéctacle. Ma mère essaie de le contacter, mais il ne répond pas. Je ne crois pas qu'ils étaient au promenade, mais nous attendons les annonces de la préfecture.

She was guaranteed to be in the second round anyway. But if this is the new rhythm until 2017, we can't even foresee her score during the second round anymore.

[Aelex]

I thought the driver was shot dead?

Yep. But apparently there was someone on the passenger seat, possibly with a handgun. I don't know much more, the reports are contradictory.
His existence is pretty sure, tho, at least.

[Franco-Iberie]

We don't need to ban them, we just need to ban the types of trucks used in this tragedy, no person needs to be able to haul 80,000 pounds. We also need to develop a comprehensive database of truck owners.

"Don't politicize this tragedy"

Check your fucking privilege you evil cisgender white male truck owner, I'll bet you own 20 trucks that can all go at speeds of 90 MPH or greater. Why is it that truck owners must senselessly cling to their deadly high capacity assault trucks that cause tragedies like this?