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France extends state of emergency following Nice attack
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Ambulances line up near the scene of an attack after a truck drove onto the sidewalk and plowed through a crowd of revelers who had gathered to watch the fireworks in the city of Nice, southern France, July 15. (AP/Claude Paris)
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rench President François Hollande has extended the country's state of emergency following the deadly attack in Nice on July 14, during Bastille Day celebrations.
"The President has decided to extend the state of emergency by another three months and will continue to conduct high-level security operations, 'operation sentinelle', which deploys 10 thousand army personnel in addition to police forces," according to an official statement from the French Embassy in Indonesia received on Friday.
The President has also called up operational reserves to assist the police, the statement read. In response to the attack, a limited cabinet meeting to discuss security and defense issues was held on Friday in the country's capital.
A truck slammed into a group of people who were observing a fireworks show during a celebration of Bastille Day in the early hours of Friday in Nice, southern France.
According to the latest reports, 80 people were killed while dozens of others were injured. Twenty people are said to be in critical condition. The truck driver was shot, and authorities are still investigating the possibility of accomplices, the embassy statement further said.
"France is crying and mourning, but will always be stronger than the fanatic groups," Hollande said in the statement, in which he dubbed the incident as a "savage terror attack."
A state of emergency was put into place after the November 13 attacks in Paris, which killed 130 people, and was due to expire on July 26. (dan)
