Vatican condemns Nice attack that has killed 84 people

Fr Lombardi said the Vatican shared in the suffering of victims after a lorry ploughed into a crowd celebrating Bastille Day

Jul 15, 2016

VATICAN CITY :The Vatican has condemned a terrorist attack in Nice that has left at least 84 people dead.

A lorry rammed into a crowd celebrating Bastille Day on the Promenade des Anglais last night.

Fr Federico Lombardi, director of the Vatican press office, said: “We have followed during the night, with the greatest concern, the terrible news which has come from Nice.

“We want to make known, on the part of Pope Francis and ourselves, our sharing and solidarity in the suffering of the victims and all the French people, in what was supposed to be a great day of celebration.

“We condemn in an absolute manner every manifestation of homicidal folly, hatred, terrorism, and attacks against peace,” Fr Lombardi said.

The driver of the lorry, who was known to authorities, was shot dead by police. French president François Hollande said the attack was of a “terrorist nature”--Catholic Herald

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