86 white roses for 86 dead: France pays tribute to Nice attack victims

October 15, 2016 21:01

French President Franois Hollande led tributes Saturday to more than 80 people killed in Nice, three months on from the Bastille Day attack.

Many of those directly affected by the attack also attended the ceremony of remembrance in Nice.

The names of the 86 people who died were read out, and a white rose was laid down for each of them.

France was left reeling after Mohamed Lahouaiej Bouhlel plowed a 20-ton truck into crowds on the Promenade des Anglais seafront in Nice during a fireworks celebration on France's key national holiday.

Hollande paid tribute to the families affected and said the nation wanted to show its compassion and solidarity with them.

"It should have been a moment of joy, but it was hell," Hollande said. "Within barely four minutes, a lorry at full speed hit a peaceful crowd, it transformed the Promenade des Anglais into a cemetery.

The July 14 attack was the third such terrorist assault on French soil in 18 months.

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