watch live the tribute ceremony to the victims of July 14, 2016



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The city of Nice (Alpes-Maritimes) commemorates, Saturday, July 14, during a ceremony that you can see on our site franceinfo.fr, on the occasion of two years of the attack on the Promenade des Anglais.

86 dead and hundreds wounded. On July 14, 2016, Mohamed Lahouaiej-Bouhlel, a 31-year-old Tunisian, killed 86 people and wounded some 450 others while driving with a truck in the crowd gathered on the Promenade des Anglais for the National Day. before being shot by the police. The attack was claimed by the Islamic State group.

Military parade, meditation and concert. From 4:30 pm, the victims' families and politicians will gather for a military and air parade. It will be followed by a tribute ceremony to victims, in the presence of Prime Minister Edouard Philippe. A concert is scheduled for Saturday night, with the Nice Philharmonic Orchestra and the participation of Patrick Fiori. A release of balloons and 86 light beams lit along the Promenade des Anglais will close the ceremony.

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