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Videos are surfacing of people fleeing in panic after the crash – that has reportedly left at least sixty dead and a further 100 injured.

There were reports of gunshots and people have been told to stay inside.

Earlier, there were widespread reports of a hostage situation in the Buffalo Grill restaurant in Nice and gunfire at the Meridien Hotel.

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There is no bigger occasion in France than Bastille Day – not only is it of huge political significance, it is also a day when huge numbers of people crowd the streets.

ISIS linked groups – using French Muslims –have used vehicles and car bombs are among their known tactics.

There was no immediate claim of responsibility.