NICE: The mayor of the French city of Nice said dozens of people were likely killed after a van rammed into a crowd marking Bastille Day in the French Riviera resort on Thursday and urged residents to stay indoors.
"The driver of a van appears to have killed dozens. Stay in your homes for **w. More info to follow," mayor Christian Estrosi wrote on Twitter.
Local authorities from the Alpes-Maritimes prefecture also urged people to remain indoors following what appeared to be a deliberate attack on crowds who had been watching the annual fireworks display from the famed Promenade des Anglais.
Witnesses also described hearing gunfire, but this was **t immediately confirmed by the authorities.