At least 73 people have been reported dead and over 100 injured following what appears to be a deliberate attack on a Bastille Day celebration in Nice on July 14. A large truck rammed into a crowd of celebrants awaiting a fireworks display on a popular seaside promenade, driving for two kilometers (1.24 miles). An exchange of gunfire between occupants of the vehicle and police was reported but not confirmed. It is clear, however, that police fired multiple times on the truck to stop the driver, a normal security response to such an attack, and France's interior minister has confirmed that the truck's driver is dead. In its execution, the assault -- if it is a premeditated act -- resembles attacks in Israel where militants have driven into crowds, causing casualties. Jihadist factions such as Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula have also promoted this tactic in their propaganda in...
