Truck attacker plows into French crowd, kills 84 celebrating Bastille Day

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The truck rammed into the crowd on the Promenade des Anglais seaside walk in the center of town, regional newspaper Nice Matin reported, citing its own reporter at the scene.

French television channel BFM TV said the local prefecture in Nice was treating the incident as an attack and was asking people to stay at home.

The reason for the crash remained unclear.

(Reporting by Michel Rose; Editing by Sandra Maler)