Requiescat in pace (Rest in peace). 14 juillet 2016. Never forgotten.
The final death toll of the attack stands as the deadliest on French soil since World War II until that point (surpassing the November 2015 Paris attacks). Bastille Day -2016-
For the French, July 14th was sacred. If terrorists could turn the national day of unity into a charnel house, nowhere was safe. It changed the French relationship with public space. "We used to watch fireworks on the beach," a Nice resident told the BBC. "Now we watch them through the windshield of a locked car." Requiescat in pace (Rest in peace)
The victims represented a microcosm of global diversity: 19 nationalities were affected, including nationals from the United States, Switzerland, Germany, Italy, Russia, Ukraine, Tunisia, and Algeria. The youngest victim was a toddler; the oldest was a 92-year-old man. The final death toll of the attack stands
Despite the festive atmosphere, the parade was held under a state of emergency that had been in place since the November 2015 Paris attacks. At the time, President François Hollande had planned to lift these measures by the end of July—a decision that would be drastically reversed by the day's end. The Tragedy in Nice