Foreign Ministry reports on death of second Armenian citizen in Nice

PanARMENIAN.Net - Foreign Ministry on Friday, July 15 reported on the death of a second Armenian citizen in the French city of Nice after an armed man drove a truck through a crowd who had gathered to celebrate the Bastille Day.

Another Armenian woman was reported dead earlier, while several others were injured.

According to Nice pastor father Grigor Khachatryan, the woman resided in the city. She was on the scene of the attack with family members, no information is currently available about them.

A terrorist gunman killed over 80 people and wounded scores when he drove a heavy truck at high speed into a crowd that had watched Bastille Day fireworks in the French Riviera city of Nice late on Thursday, officials said.

Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve said 18 were in a critical condition. Many more were also wounded in the attack along the famed seafront Promenade des Anglais as the fireworks ended just after 10:30 p.m. (2030 GMT).

The driver also opened fire before police shot him dead.