“Then all of a sudden the stampede started coming from the other direction ... It is believed the man then got out of the truck and began shooting people, before being shot dead by police. “People coming towards us said that the cops had told people to start running, without really telling people why. “We saw a guy basically throw his kids over a fence and then jump after them,” he said. Photograph: Jean-Pierre Amet/ReutersAnother witness said it had taken emergency services 25 minutes to reach the Promenade des Anglais.

Source: The Guardian July 15, 2016 04:24 UTC