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RE: Bastille Day Horror in Nice
July 14, 2016 at 7:08 pm
73 deceased.
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RE: Bastille Day Horror in Nice
July 14, 2016 at 7:08 pm
Up to 73 according to some sources now
Are we jumping to conclusions assuming it's terror or have we seen proof yet? I mean it's a possibility the driver might have just lost control of the truck or had a heart attack at the wheel or something.
I'm just not a fan of assuming the worst too soon.
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RE: Bastille Day Horror in Nice
July 14, 2016 at 7:10 pm
Meh. We're jumping.
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RE: Bastille Day Horror in Nice
July 14, 2016 at 7:11 pm
(July 14, 2016 at 7:08 pm)Yeauxleaux Wrote: Up to 73 according to some sources now
Are we jumping to conclusions assuming it's terror or have we seen proof yet? I mean it's a possibility the driver might have just lost control of the truck or had a heart attack at the wheel or something.
I'm just not a fan of assuming the worst too soon.
According to what I saw on the news, eyewitness reports say that he was accelerating in the crowd.
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RE: Bastille Day Horror in Nice
July 14, 2016 at 7:17 pm
What the hell does this have to do with Bastille Day other than the day creating a crowded target rich environment?
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