Texas Father and Son Killed in Bastille Day Attack on France

A Lakeway, Texas father and his 11-year-old son were killed in the Nice, France, attack in which a truck plowed into a crowd during Bastille Day celebrations on July 14.
Texas Father and Son Killed in Bastille Day Attack on France
Authorities investigate a truck after it plowed through Bastille Day revelers in the French resort city of Nice, France, Thursday, July 14, 2016. (Sasha Goldsmith via AP)
7/15/2016
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7/15/2016

Police officers, firefighters. and rescue workers are seen at the site of an attack on July 15, 2016, after a truck drove into a crowd watching a fireworks display in the French Riviera town of Nice.<br/>(Valery Hache/AFP/Getty Images)
Police officers, firefighters. and rescue workers are seen at the site of an attack on July 15, 2016, after a truck drove into a crowd watching a fireworks display in the French Riviera town of Nice.
(Valery Hache/AFP/Getty Images)

President Obama condemned the attack on Thursday. 

“On behalf of the American people, I condemn in the strongest terms what appears to be a horrific terrorist attack in Nice, France, which killed and wounded dozens of innocent civilians. Our thoughts and prayers are with the families and other loved ones of those killed, and we wish a full recovery for the many wounded,” he said.

“I have directed my team to be in touch with French officials, and we have offered any assistance that they may need to investigate this attack and bring those responsible to justice. We stand in solidarity and partnership with France, our oldest ally, as they respond to and recover from this attack.”

After the attack, President Hollande ordered that the state of emergency, which was soon to expire, be extended for three more months.