“At the moment there is no information about the Belarusians being among victims of the Nice attack,” reported in Twitter the Belarusian Foreign Ministry. Embassy of Belarus in France continues to monitor the situation.
Ministry of Foreign Affairs has published the contact numbers of the Belarusian Embassy in France: +33 144 14 69 79; +33 609 78 41 40.
These are also contact numbers for the Interministerial Crisis Cell established by the Foreign Ministry in France to help the affected citizens of foreign states and the bereaved families of foreigners: +33 143 17 56 46; +33 493 72 22 22
The tragedy took place in Nice on July 14th during the celebration of Bastille Day. An attacker drove the truck at high speed onto the sidewalk and continued to move through the crowd for two kilometers. He was then killed by police. There are currently 84 people reported dead, and 18 people are in intensive care in serious condition.
“It is undeniable that the attack in Nice has to do with terrorism,” said the President of France Francois Hollande in a special televised address, which he delivered on Friday night.
There is information that a Russian person was killed in Nice, and one woman from Russia was injured. There is information about a deceased citizen of Ukraine.
