Nice terror attack: Facebook helps reunite mum with missing child

A woman separated from her child during the attack on Nice has been reunited following pleas on social media to find him.
Tiava Banner posted a desperate message to Facebook asking if anyone had seen her eight-month-old son.
"We lost BB 8 months [sic]," the post read.
"Nice friends if you've seen him if you were there if you have collected please contact me!!!!!"
The post was shared nearly 22,000 times.
It has now been updated to say the tot had been found.
"Found!!!!! Thank you so much to mrs joy jostle!!!!!!!! [sic]'
"Thank you facebook to all those who have helped us and sent messages of support."

Terror struck Nice earlier today when the driver of a large truck that mowed down hundreds of revellers at Bastille Day celebrations.
The truck, laden with grenades and weapons, ploughed into a crowd on the Promenade des Anglais during a fireworks display, killing at least 80 people and injuring more than 100.
French Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve has confirmed 80 people are dead and 18 are in intensive care.
"Our thoughts go to all the people of Nice who tonight are traumatised and plunged into a great state of worry," he said during a press conference.
French president Franois Hollande said: "France has been struck on the day of her national holiday, the symbol of liberty."
Reports from Nice say a 31-year-old French-Tunisian man was driving the truck.
AFP reported identity papers of a French-Tunisian were found in the vehicle.
Hollande also extended by three months a state of emergency that was supposed to have ended on July 26.
"Nothing will lead us to give in to our will to fight against terrorism. We are going to strengthen our efforts in Syria and Iraq against those who are attacking us on our very soil."

Police officers carry out checks on vehicles in the center of French Riviera town of Nice on July 14, 2016. (AFP)

US President Barack Obama has been briefed on a deadly attack in the French city of Nice, the White House says.After a truck rammed into people celebrating the French National Day, commonly known as the Bastille Day, US National Security Council spokesman Ned Price said Obama had been notified of the attack.
"The president has been apprised of the situation in Nice, France, and his national security team will update him, as appropriate," Price said.
Later, Obama released a statement, saying, “I condemn in the strongest terms what appears to be a horrific terrorist attack.”
He added that the he has been in touch with French officials and “offered any assistance that they may need to investigate this attack.”
“We stand in solidarity and partnership with France, our oldest ally, as they respond to and recover from this attack,” stated the US president. “On this Bastille Day, we are reminded of the extraordinary resilience and Democratic values that have made France an inspiration to the entire world, and we know that the character of the French republic will endure long after this devastating and tragic loss of life.”
US Secretary of State John Kerry also released a statement, censuring those behind the “horrendous” attack.
“Today's horrendous attack in Nice is an attack against innocent people on a day that celebrates Liberty, Equality, and Fraternity,” it read. I was proud to stand alongside French leaders earlier today at Bastille Day celebrations in Paris, and the United States will continue to stand firmly with the French people during this time of tragedy. We will provide whatever support is needed.
Republican candidate Donald Trump was another high-profile American to react to the attack.
"Another horrific attack, this time in Nice, France. Many dead and injured. When will we learn? It is only getting worse," he said in a tweet.
In another tweet, Trump postponed a news conference concerning his vice presidential announcement.

At least 84 have lost their lives and some 50 others sustained injuries when a truck ran through a crowd of people celebrating the French National Day, commonly known as the Bastille Day, in the southern French city of Nice.
The truck rammed into the crowd on Thursday night as people had converged on the Promenade des Anglais in the city during a firework display.
 Interior Ministry spokesman Pierre-Henry Brandet said Friday that 18 people are in critical condition.

Nice Mayor Christian Estrosi, who was attending the celebration at the time of the assault, tweeted, “Dear people of Nice, the driver of a truck seems to have left dozens dead. Stay for now in your home.”

Estosi described the incident as “the worst tragedy in the history of Nice.”

The local government chief further noted that weapons and grenades were found inside the truck after the driver was shot and killed.
AFP quoted a police source as identifying the driver as a 31-year-old man from Nice of Tunisian origin. "The identification of the truck driver is still underway," he said.

This photo allegedly shows the truck that plowed into the crowd.

An image published on Twitter showed a white lorry stopped in the middle of the promenade with its front badly damaged. Four police officers were also taking cover behind a palm tree.Another picture showed a dozen people lying on the street in the aftermath of the truck attack. Social media video also showed people running through the streets in panic.

Medics tend to the victims of an attack in the southern French city of Nice on July 14, 2016.

“Everyone was calling run, run, run there's an attack run, run, run. We heard some shots. We thought they were fireworks because it's July 14,” an eyewitness told BFM television news network.“There was great panic. We were running too because we didn't want to stick around and we went into a hotel to get to safety,” the witness added.
There were some reports of gunfire exchange between security forces and the occupants of the lorry, but they have not been confirmed.

Bodies are seen on the ground after a van plowed into a crowd in the French Riviera town of Nice, killing 80 people, July 14, 2016. ©Reuters

A spokesman for the French Interior Ministry also dismissed reports of a hostage situation in Nice.'Terrorist attack'
Meanwhile, French President Francois Hollande, who was in the southeastern commune of Avignon, returned to Paris to join crisis meetings at the Interior Ministry.
Later in comments broadcast live on TV, the French president said the truck attack in Nice was of a "terrorist character".

"Nothing will make us yield in our will to fight terrorism. We will further strengthen our actions in Iraq and in Syria. We will continue striking those who attack us on our own soil," he said, in reference to the Daesh Takfiri group.

‘Barbaric terror assault’
In a Paris-drafted statement, the UN Security Council condemned “in the strongest term” the “barbaric and cowardly terrorist attack in Nice.
“Any acts of terrorism are criminal and unjustifiable,” said the 15-member council, describing terrorism as one of the most serious threats to global peace.

Medics are evacuating the severely wounded to hospital following the attack in Nice.

Local media outlets reported that the French anti-terrorism investigation department has been tasked with investigating the truck attack in Nice.Even though no group has claimed responsibility for the attack, militant outfits affiliated to the Takfiri Daesh terrorist group were reportedly celebrating the deadly incident on social media networks.
The deadly attack took place just a few hours after Hollande said the country would not extend a state of emergency, which was imposed following last November’s deadly terror attacks by the Daesh Takfiri terrorist group in and around the capital Paris.
Hollande said in his comments that the state of emergency was extended by three months.