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” It is well. And you ? “ The Day After just risen over Nice, and phone a taxi driver vibrates morning concerns. At the dawn of this Friday, July 15, everything is yet strangely quiet at the Pasteur hospital. The waiting room of the emergency is empty, back and forth the silent ambulances before the cameras
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the city wakes haggard in an almost indecent sun. On the Promenade des Anglais, nobody looks at the sea. The eyes are white tarpaulin that hides the 1700 meters of the nightmare of the night. Zooms phones trying to see the windshield riddled with bullets white truck that Mohamed Lahouaiej Bouhlel launched at full speed, right on the crowd, causing 84 deaths. A couple of holiday Americans admit to being “ come see ” , curiosity, next to a couple who hugged weeping , candles in hand.
in the parallel street named France as an emblem, the ice cream cones and terraces in the sun could almost forget the tragedy that just play. But with 30,000 people gathered yesterday to watch the fireworks, you only have to strain to hear cross the anecdotes of the past night; crowd movements that led Mohamed to take refuge in a parking lot, viewers who initially thought the show was not over, or broken brake.
“Saved by the dog”
Besides those that are repeated they could have, they would “due” be there. Fanny Romain Lhomme and Raby are part of these “lucky” -There. Moreover, they were there the day before, at the same time. At the same location. “Saved by the Dog” need to protect the sound of firecrackers, smiles the young man of 25 years.
Seraphim Ferreira, he still does not know s’ he lost friends. Sunken eyes hidden behind his sunglasses, he spent the night to check his “inner circle” was well. Wife, children, parents, relatives … But what about the Portuguese buddies he met annually for the national holiday? Half a century he lives in Nice, and there will. Except this time. So he expects the list of victims, without too much searching for fear of friend read a name.
Walid Labbaou has added himself that his little brother. They had spent the evening together, before seeing the truck. Walid ran as he could to his house … before the other way, seeking Bille. “ And I found” , he sobbed. He spent the night watching the body of the young man of 25 years. “There they come to take him. “ So Walid is not pacing outside the house for the reception of victims, where psychologists welcome the witnesses and relatives traumatized.
” It happened because it was the party “
Mark Corallo guides at the entrance. Voluntary civil and citizen reserve spent the night helping at the scene of the attack, but he could not go to sleep, so he came back here to lend a hand again. Helene had come to do the same on the other help center, the Mediterranean University Centre at the other end of the walk. But for now, nobody needs a translator in English, then it rises to within the day.
Skander comes out, a hand drawing. “There, c ‘ is the dead people and then the sea. “ Behind the windows of the car, the little 5 year old boy saw ” stuff “. A body projected on them, sliding his mother. “I know why it happened! Because it was the party. “ His father listening sadly stroking her brown curls. “We will now go …”
Three covers on the back, Sahraoui Kamel lost his little 2 year old daughter, nephew and mother. The pain mingles with anger on his face as he rekindles a cigarette. How it all does happen? In the city center of Nice? Full state of emergency? The young 25 year old man swears he will file a complaint against Manuel Valls. Against the government.
On the Promenade des Anglais, children’s toys and stuffed animals were placed among flowers in front of a drawing of the finger in red white blue. Of the 84 victims, there are 10 children and adolescents
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