84 people,including children Dead As Truck runs into Crowd in Nice,France

At least 84 people have been killed and dozens injured after a truck ran into Nice's packed waterfront, in France ploughing into hundreds of people gathered along the city's famous waterside Promenade des Anglais for a Bastille Day fireworks display.

Video footage have emerged which shows the police trying to stop the lorry before it picks up speed, slamming into the crowd.Several children are among the dead in what has been described as a monstrous "terrorist" act.

The driver zig-zagged along the promenade for some two kilometres (1.3 miles), mowing people down along the way,  he then emerged from the vehicle and started shooting, sending hundreds of panic-stricken men, women and children running in terror.

The attacker has been officially identified through identity papers as 31 year old Tunisian, Antwan Kumiya,a resident of Nice were discovered in the truck.