France reels as Bastille Day attack leaves 84 dead in Nice - WTOP Morning Headlines - Friday, July 15, 2016

A large truck plowed into people gathered for Bastille Day fireworks in Nice, killing at least 84 people and sending others fleeing into the sea as the truck was driven for more than a mile along the Riviera city’s famed waterfront promenade. "We are in a war with terrorists who want to strike us at any price and in a very violent way,” said Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve, [Logo] MORNING HEADLINES - July 15, 2016 [mobile-header-ad] [alt text here] [mobile-img] [alt text here] [France reels as Bastille Day attack leaves 84 dead in Nice] A large truck plowed into people gathered for Bastille Day fireworks in Nice, killing at least 84 people and sending others fleeing into the sea as the truck was driven for more than a mile along the Riviera city’s famed waterfront promenade. "We are in a war with terrorists who want to strike us at any price and in a very violent way,” said Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve, [mobile-img] [alt text here] [Sweating out that Metro wait? 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