TERROR UPDATE – AT 9:29 A.M. ET: The latest on the terror attack in Nice, France, which killed 84 people yesterday. From Fox:
A father and son from Texas and 10 children are among the 84 people murdered Thursday night when a terrorist plowed an explosives- and weapons-laden truck into a crowd of thousands gathered along a seaside promenade in Nice, France, to watch the city's Bastille Day fireworks.
The driver, who sources identified to Fox News as a 31-year-old Tunisian national, left a mile-long swath of carnage along the seaside walkway before police killed him in a shootout. French authorities did not hesitate to pronounce the attack, which began at 10:40 p.m. local time, an act of terrorism.
"Such a monstrosity," French President Francois Hollande said Friday morning. "France is deeply saddened, but it is also very strong. I can assure you we will always be stronger than the fanatics who are trying to attack us."
There was no immediate claim of responsibility, but two sources, including a U.S. counterterrorism source who collects and monitors jihadist social media, told Fox News that accounts linked to ISIS were “celebratory” and their followers were told to use the hashtag “Nice.”
COMMENT: France has been a terror target for decades, despite its largely pro-Arab policies. The perpetrator in this case was not on the French terror watch list, but, according to several reports, was known to local authorities for petty crime.
This will not be the last attack. They are coming more frequently now. Orlando was hit only weeks ago, although Field Marshal Obama refused to link it to Islamic terrorism, despite the history of the killer.
July 15, 2016 |