The Eiffel Tower illuminated with the colours of the French National flag in tribute for the victims of the deadly Bastille Day attack in Nice. Hollande described the incident as a “terrorist attack” in a sombre televised address, adding that “France was struck on its national day… the symbol of freedom”. Two of the men being held were arrested Friday and three others on Saturday morning, the source added. The attack left a scene of carnage on Nice’s picturesque Promenade des Anglais, with mangled bodies strewn over the palm-fringed walkway. “There are French among the victims and also many foreigners from every continent and many children, young children,” Hollande said after visiting a hospital.

Source: The Local July 16, 2016 07:51 UTC