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Bastille Day terror: Harrowing images of truck attack in Nice

Updated 4:56 PM EDT, Fri July 15, 2016
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Baby strollers are seen on the Promenade des Anglais in Nice, France, on Friday, July 15. A 31-year-old native of Tunisia and resident of Nice drove into a crowd during the southern French city's Bastille Day celebrations around 10:45 p.m. on Thursday, July 14, killing at least 84 people and leaving around 202 injured.
Baby strollers are seen on the Promenade des Anglais in Nice, France, on Friday, July 15. A 31-year-old native of Tunisia and resident of Nice drove into a crowd during the southern French city's Bastille Day celebrations around 10:45 p.m. on Thursday, July 14, killing at least 84 people and leaving around 202 injured.
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A woman cries, asking for her son, as she walks near the scene of the attack.
A woman cries, asking for her son, as she walks near the scene of the attack.
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A forensics team inspects the scene of the attack.
A forensics team inspects the scene of the attack.
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A man looks at the scene of the attack on the Promenade des Anglais.
A man looks at the scene of the attack on the Promenade des Anglais.
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Forensics investigators examine a truck at the scene of the attack.
Forensics investigators examine a truck at the scene of the attack.
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Bodies of victims covered by sheets remained at the scene of the attack early Friday.
Bodies of victims covered by sheets remained at the scene of the attack early Friday.
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A man sits next to the body of a victim following the attack.
A man sits next to the body of a victim following the attack.
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Authorities confirmed that the driver of the truck was killed by police.
Authorities confirmed that the driver of the truck was killed by police.
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The truck plowed into a crowd leaving a Bastille Day fireworks display in the French resort city of Nice. One witness, an American who was about 15 feet from the truck, said the driver accelerated and pointed his tractor-trailer into the crowd, mowing people over.
The truck plowed into a crowd leaving a Bastille Day fireworks display in the French resort city of Nice. One witness, an American who was about 15 feet from the truck, said the driver accelerated and pointed his tractor-trailer into the crowd, mowing people over.
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A man lies near a covered body at the scene of the attack on the Promenade des Anglais in Nice.
A man lies near a covered body at the scene of the attack on the Promenade des Anglais in Nice.
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Emergency teams assist wounded people at the scene.
Emergency teams assist wounded people at the scene.
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A photo from the Twitter account of a reporter for  CNN affiliate France 2 shows witnesses being interviewed inside the Hotel Negresco after the attack. According to Alban Mikoczy, these people are not injured.
A photo from the Twitter account of a reporter for CNN affiliate France 2 shows witnesses being interviewed inside the Hotel Negresco after the attack. According to Alban Mikoczy, these people are not injured.
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Wounded people are evacuated from the scene where the truck drove into the crowd during the Bastille Day celebrations.
Wounded people are evacuated from the scene where the truck drove into the crowd during the Bastille Day celebrations.
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Armed French police move people away from the Promenade des Anglais in Nice in the aftermath of Thursday's attack.
Armed French police move people away from the Promenade des Anglais in Nice in the aftermath of Thursday's attack.
Franck Fernandes/Maxppp via ZUMA Press
Medical workers attend to an injured woman.
Medical workers attend to an injured woman.
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Police security forces deployed in the center of Nice.
Police security forces deployed in the center of Nice.
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Tony Molina, a U.S. police officer on vacation in Nice, witnessed the terrible scene from his hotel room. He told CNN he thought he heard between 30 and 40 gunshots. "I saw the truck right below us and it had already driven down the boardwalk for a half a mile."
Tony Molina, a U.S. police officer on vacation in Nice, witnessed the terrible scene from his hotel room. He told CNN he thought he heard between 30 and 40 gunshots. "I saw the truck right below us and it had already driven down the boardwalk for a half a mile."
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BFM-TV, a CNN affiliate in France, reported that police shot at the truck to try to stop it.
BFM-TV, a CNN affiliate in France, reported that police shot at the truck to try to stop it.
Franck Fernandes/Maxppp/Zuma Press
Rescue workers move a victim from the scene.
Rescue workers move a victim from the scene.
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Soldiers, police officers and firefighters walk among bodies covered with blue sheets on the seafront Promenade des Anglais.
Soldiers, police officers and firefighters walk among bodies covered with blue sheets on the seafront Promenade des Anglais.
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Police seal off the area around the scene.  A witness said at first it seemed like an accident, but then it became obvious it was a deliberate act.
Police seal off the area around the scene. A witness said at first it seemed like an accident, but then it became obvious it was a deliberate act.
Franck Fernandes/Maxppp via ZUMA Press/ZUMAPRESS.com
"I wasn't sure what to do, in that situation. No one knew what was going on. We just knew we had to run for our lives," said Paul Delane, an American who witnessed the attack.
"I wasn't sure what to do, in that situation. No one knew what was going on. We just knew we had to run for our lives," said Paul Delane, an American who witnessed the attack.
Franck Fernandes/Maxppp via ZUMA Press/ZUMAPRESS.com
French President François Hollande said the country would now extend its state of emergency for three months.
French President François Hollande said the country would now extend its state of emergency for three months.
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A doll is seen at the scene of the attack on the Promenade des Anglais.
A doll is seen at the scene of the attack on the Promenade des Anglais.
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