The man who drove a truck into a crowd of people in Nice, France was stopped when a person “with extraordinary courage” jumped in front of him, a person who witnessed the attack said.
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Mohamed Lahouaiej Bouhlel, a 31-year-old French-Tunisian, mowed down hundreds during a Bastille Day festival and killed at least 84 people before being shot dead by police. (RELATED: Two Americans Are Among The 84 Killed During Nice Terrorist Attack)
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The driver attempted to shoot the person who jumped in front of the truck and that was when police were able to move in and shoot him, Éric Ciotti — a lawmaker for the department of Alpes-Maritimes — said during a radio interview Friday.
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“It was at that moment that the police were able to stop the terrorist,” Ciotti said.
“I will never forget the look of the policewoman who intercepted the killer.”
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Ciotti said people were jumping into the nearby ocean to escape the truck.
“The scene was terrifying.”
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