Rihanna cancels Nice concert after Bastille Day attack

July 15, 2016 10:34

Singer Rihanna has cancelled her scheduled concert at the Allianz Stadium in Nice, France in the wake of the truck attack during Bastille Day fireworks. The show, which was part of her "Anti World Tour", was originally set for Friday.

The Mayor of Nice, Christian Estrosi, announced on Twitter the cancellations of Rihanna's show as well as other social events that were planned to take place in the city on Friday.

He wrote, "Tomorrow the flags of the city will be at half mast. After the cancellation of the Rihanna concert, jazz festival is cancelled."

The singer herself was in the city when the terror attack occurred, but her representative has confirmed that "she is safe. She is ok." Rihanna, 28, later took to Instagram to express her sympathy for the victims' families.

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