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Reports are now at 77 dead. The Guardian has the following posted summary from about an hour ago:

https://www.theguardian.com/world/li...nglais-vehicle

What we know so far

A large truck has ploughed into a crowd celebrating Bastille Day in the French Riveria city of Nice.
The crash, which left at least 70 dead, is being treated as a terrorist attack.
The driver of the truck has been killed by police. They are trying to determine if he had accomplices.
Authorities say the man was firing on the crowd as he drove, and that the truck was loaded with weapons and grenades.
Witnesses said the driver was purposefully aiming the vehicle at the crowd and “zigzagging” so that he could hit as many people as possible. It was reported that he drove into the crowd for 2km.
After the attack, the police advised residents of Nice to remain in their homes.
François Hollande, the French president, is on his way to Paris from Avignon to chair an emergency security and defence meeting at 9am on Friday. The French interior minister, Bernard Cazeneuve, is on his way to Nice.
World leaders, including Barack Obama, have condemned the attack. Donald Trump has postponed the announcement of his running mate.