Nice, 14 July 2016: the account of an indelible night of horror
Ten years after the attack of 14 July 2016 in Nice, where a 19-tonne truck killed 86 people on the Promenade des Anglais, the city paid tribute to the victims during a silent march.
Nice, 14 July 2016: the account of an indelible night of horror
On Sunday 12 July 2026, a thousand people processed in silence along the Promenade des Anglais in Nice, dressed in white, a rose in hand. This inaugural march paid tribute to the eighty-six victims who died ten years earlier in the attack of 14 July 2016, as well as to the hundreds of traumatised survivors.
That evening in 2016, the last fireworks of the national celebration had just faded from the azure sky. At 22:32, a 19-tonne heavy goods vehicle left the roadway and entered the two-kilometre Promenade. At the wheel was Mohamed Lahouaiej-Bouhlel, a 31-year-old Tunisian delivery driver who had been based in Nice since 2007, who had rented the vehicle a few days earlier after several reconnaissance trips.
The truck mowed down everything in its path, killing 86 people and injuring more than 450 others. The assailant was eventually neutralised by law enforcement. The attack, claimed by the Islamic State organisation, deeply affected the city and the entire country.
Ten years after the events, the commemorations aim to honour the memory of those who died and to support the bereaved in their process of reconstruction. Local authorities wished this anniversary date to be an occasion for a solemn gathering, marked by reflection and unity.
Source: Le Figaro
Source: Le Figaro