This is an entry from: LIVE BLOG: Bastille Day attack in Nice
Three days of national mourning declared
15 July 2016 10:14 BST
French Prime Minister, speaking from the Elysees Palace in Paris, on Friday morning announced three days of national mourning beginning on Saturday.
"We will not give way to the terrorist menace," he said. "France has suffered another flesh wound."
According to a BBC translation he said: “We are facing a war that terrorism has started against us. The objective of the terrorists is to instil fear and panic. France will not allow itself to be destabilised.”
He added: “Times have changed and we should learn to live with terrorism. We have to show solidarity and collective calm. France has been hit in its soul on the 14 July, our national day. They wanted to attack the unity of the French nation. The only dignified response is that France will remain loyal to the spirit of the 14 July and its values.”
There is no legal definition for what public mourning in France means, but Valls said that flags will be flown at half mast around the country.