President Hollande to chair crisis talks after deadly Nice attackJuly 16, 2016 - 09:40 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - French President Francois Hollande is to chair crisis talks with his inner security cabinet following Thursday, July 14's attack in Nice that killed 84 people, Reuters reports. Hollande, who says the attack was a terrorist act, has already extended a state of emergency by three months. On Thursday, a lorry driver ploughed through a crowd marking Bastille Day on Nice's Promenade des Anglais. The driver was later shot dead by police. He was identified as Tunisian Mohamed Lahouaiej-Bouhlel, 31. Prosecutors said he had driven the lorry 2km (1.2 miles) along the famous promenade, zigzagging and targeting people. Ten of the dead were children. Some 202 people were injured; 52 are critical, of whom 25 are on life support. At the meeting with the security chiefs, Hollande is expected to review all available options in response to the attack. In a televised address to the nation on Thursday night, he pledged that army reservists would be called up to help provide security across the country. Top stories Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads. Partner news | Government reveals details from Pashinyan’s meeting in border village Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has met with a group of residents of a border village in Armenia’s northern Tavush province Narek Manasyan wins European Boxing Championships silver for Armenia Armenia’s Narek Manasyan (92kg) won Armenia’s second silver medal at the European Boxing Championships 2024 on April 28. Blinken urges Azerbaijan to continue negotiations with Armenia Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken has urged Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev to continue negotiations with Armenia. Pashinyan, Blinken talk Armenia-U.S. ties over the phone Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had a phone conversation with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on April 28, Pashinyan’s office reports. |