Every year, on the 14th of July, thousands of people pour into the streets of France. France's National Day, also called Bastille Day, is celebrated here. It is considered the starting point for the French Revolution, which started on the 14th of July 1789 and has been celebrated every year since. The day is celebrated all over France, and in the warm South of France, the day can be spiced up with a swim, cocktail and magnificent sunset on the beautiful beaches along the Mediterranean coast. Nice, France's fifth largest city, was often a gateway for residents and tourists who wanted to experience this special and festive French day.

Bastille Day on the 14th of July 2016, began no different from the usual celebrations. The day was full of parades and happy people, but it was usually the evening when the party unfolded. After a delicious meal and French red wine, those present had witnessed a fantastic fireworks display. Many were now strolling around the promenade along the water. Small children slept in their prams, couples held hands, and everyone soaked up the last party atmosphere and happy voices as darkness slowly fell.
But the safe, happy voices were soon to be replaced by screams of terror and pain. Both the kind that signals physical pain but also the kind that signals pain from people who have lost the most precious thing in their lives. At a little over half past ten on the evening of the 14th of July 2016, a 19-ton truck drove full force into the crowd on the Promenade des Anglais in Nice, killing 86 people and injuring 450.

Music in the episode
O Come O Come Emmanuel (Piano And Violins Version) by Soundvisual: https://www.pond5.com/royalty-free-music/item/75480618-o-come-o-come-emmanuel-piano-and-violins-version

Monmartre Memories - French Cafe Waltz, Accordion, Clarinet; Pensive by Groove_comittee: Monmartre Memories - French Cafe Waltz, Accordion, Clarinet; Pensive

Tunisia Eastern (Arabian, Arabic Emotional, Mysterious) by EdiKey20: https://www.pond5.com/royalty-free-music/item/155836469-tunisia-eastern-arabian-arabic-emotional-mysterious

Alone In Cafe In Paris by JamCentral: https://www.pond5.com/royalty-free-music/item/88684442-alone-cafe-paris

Dramatic Suspense: https://pixabay.com/music/suspense-dramatic-suspense-116798/ by https://pixabay.com/users/ashot-danielyan-composer-27049680/
Anuch – Our champion - Music from #Uppbeat: https://uppbeat.io/t/anuch/our-champion

Sources used in the episode
https://www.aljazeera.com
https://www.nytimes.com
https://www.bbc.com
https://www.theguardian.com
https://www.reuters.com
https://www.npr.org
https://www.history.com
https://worldcrunch.com
Hamm and Spaaij: the age of lone wolf terrorism, s. 261. 

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