Over 300 people injured in terror attack in Nice - French Health Ministry

  17 July 2016    Read: 828
Over 300 people injured in terror attack in Nice - French Health Ministry
More than 300 people were injured in the deadly attack in France`s Nice, French Health Ministry said in a statement on Saturday.
Flowers are seen attached to a fence to remember the victims of the Bastille Day truck attack in Nice in front of the French embassy in Rome.

On Thursday night, a truck rammed into a large crowd that was celebrating Bastille Day in Nice. At least 84 people, including children, were killed and dozens of others were injured.
"As a result of a terrorist attack in Nice on evening of July 14, a total of 303 patients were admitted to hospitals of both Nice and the cities in Nice`s vicinity. Among the 303 patients… 121 are still in hospitals, including 30 children in children`s hospital of Lenval.

Twenty six people are still in the intensive care department, including five children," the statement said.

Earlier in the day, media reported that Daesh terrorist group claimed responsibility for the attack.

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