--- title: Nice Attack: Here is What We Know About the Victims description: At least 84 people were killed and dozens were injured canonical: https://time.com/4407677/nice-attack-victims/ author: Tara John article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-07-15T12:01:26.000Z article:modified_time: 2023-12-13T06:08:49.000Z article:section: World og:title: Nice Attack: Here is What We Know About the Victims og:description: At least 84 people were killed and dozens were injured og:url: https://time.com/4407677/nice-attack-victims/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltee3befe04dc735cd/69889c0b2dce0158129e9da2/france-mourns-nice-attack.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: A man reacts near bouquets of flowers near the scene where a truck ran into a crowd at high speed killing scores and injuring more who were celebrating the Bastille Day national holiday in Nice og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Nice Attack: Here is What We Know About the Victims twitter:description: At least 84 people were killed and dozens were injured twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltee3befe04dc735cd/69889c0b2dce0158129e9da2/france-mourns-nice-attack.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Here Is What We Know About Victims of the Nice Attack > Sponsored content. 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A man becomes emotional near bouquets of flowers on July 15, 2016, near the scene where a truck ran into a crowd at high speed in Nice, France, on Thursday, killing scores and injuring dozens more who were celebrating Bastille Day.Pascal Rossignol—Reuters by [Tara John](https://time.com/author/tara-john/) ## Tara John Updated: Dec 13, 2023 6:08 AM UTCPublished: Jul 15, 2016 12:01 PM UTC At least [84 people were killed](http://time.com/4407407/nice-france-truck-attack-what-we-know/?xid=homepage) in Nice when a man deliberately drove a truck into a crowd during Bastille Day celebrations on Thursday night. The attack, which French President Francois Hollande says is likely an act of terrorism, has left dozens injured and and a country reeling in shock. The horrific turn of events, which started at about 10:30 p.m. local time, happened where people had gathered on Promenade des Anglais to watch the fireworks. As the event happened in France, the majority of the the victims are likely to be French. But, local officials have yet to name any of their nationals. Details of the international victims is however slowly emerging and here is what we know so far: **France** Robert Marchand, 60, has been identified by France 3 as one of the deceased. He was a father and industrial supervisor from the small town of Marcigny in eastern France. He also acted as coach and president of the Athletics Club Marcigny. Fatima Charrihi, who resides in France, was identified by [_L’Express_](http://www.lexpress.fr/actualite/societe/nice-ma-mere-est-morte-dans-l-attentat-elle-pratiquait-un-vrai-islam%5F1812694.html) as one of the victims of the attack. According to her son, only named as Hamza,28, she was one of the first victims. “She was the first victim. My brother tried to resuscitate her, but doctors told us she died on the spot” he told L’Express, saying his mother was “extraordinary” and practised “a true Islam – not the ‘Islam’ of the terrorists.” **Switzerland** Swiss national Linda Casanova, 54, from Agno Ticino was killed reports local Swiss newspaper, [_Corriere Del Ticino_](http://www.cdt.ch/mondo/cronaca/159451/tra-i-morti-di-nizza-anche-una-ticinese). She was on holiday in Nice with her husband, named as Gilles, a French national. Linda comes from an Italian-speaking region of Switzerland and her death was confirmed by her brother Ivano Casanova and the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs in Switzerland. ### Terrorist Attack in Nice, France  A woman whose shirt is covered in blood is helped after authorities said a truck slammed into a crowd in Nice, France, on July 14, 2016\. French officials said more than 70 people were killed. Antoine Chauvel  Bodies lie in the streets of Nice, France, after a terrorist attack that left at least 77 dead and dozens injured on July 14, 2016. Antoine Chauvel  Wounded and dead bodies lie on the ground in Nice, France, July 14, after a truck crashed into a crowd on the Promenade des Anglais. Antoine Chauvel  Covered bodies lie on the street after a truck crashed into a crowd along the Promenade des Anglais in Nice, France, during celebrations of Bastille Day on July 14, 2016. Antoine Chauvel  At the site of the terrorist attack, people react along the Promenade des Anglais after a truck crashed into a crowd during celebrations of Bastille Day in Nice, France, July 14, 2016. Antoine Chauvel  First responders tend to victims of a terrorist attack in Nice, France, that left at least 77 dead and dozens injured on July 14, 2016. Antoine Chauvel  First responders in Nice, France, after authorities said at least 77 people were killed and many more injured after a truck slammed into a crowd on July 14, 2016. Antoine Chauvel  Bystanders tend to victims after a terrorist attack in Nice, France, that left 77 dead and many more injured, July 14, 2016 Antoine Chauvel  Bodies lie in the streets of Nice, France, after a terrorist attack that left at least 77 dead and dozens injured on July 14, 2016. Antoine Chauvel  Bodies lie in the streets of Nice, France, after a terrorist attack left at least 77 dead and dozens injured on July 14, 2016. Antoine Chauvel  French police after an attack that killed 77 and wounded many more along the Promenade des Anglais, Nice France, July 14, 2016. Antoine Chauvel **U.S.** The U.S. State Department has confirmed that two Americans were killed in the attacks; family members[ identified them as a father, Sean Copleand, and his 11-year-old son, Brodie Copelan](http://time.com/4407927/nice-attack-sean-brodie-copeland-victims/)d. The Copeland family, who live just outside Austin, Texas, were vacationing in France. A friend of the family, Jess Davis, issued this statement from the Copelands: “We are heartbroken and in shock over the loss of Brodie Copeland, an amazing son and brother who lit up our lives, and Sean Copeland, a wonderful husband and father. They are so loved.” Speaking to the [Austin American _Statesmen Newspaper_](http://www.statesman.com/news/news/world/family-members-american-father-and-son-killed-fran/nryfd/), Davis said Sean Copeland, 51, worked at Lexmark Corporation. His son Brodie, 11, played for Hill County baseball team, which offered its condolences on Facebook saying “nobody deserves this type of fate, especially not such a wonderful family.” **Armenia** Two Armenian citizens were killed in the attacks, [reports AFP](http://www.armradio.am/en/2016/07/15/armenian-citizen-killed-in-nice-attack/). **Russia** A Russian woman was killed, her friend was wounded and three other Russians are missing following the attack, says the Russian Foreign Ministry’s consular department in Moscow reports the [New York _Times_](http://www.nytimes.com/live/truck-plows-into-crowd-in-nice-france/russia-citizen-dead-wounded/). Speaking to NTV television, reports the _Times_, Irina Turnia of the Russian Union of Tourism said the two Russian women were walking along the Promenade before one of them was crushed under the truck’s wheels. Initial Russian news reports identified the victim as student Viktoria Savchenko, 21, from Moscow. **Morocco** A Moroccan woman and child were killed in Nice, the Moroccan Consulate in Marseille told the Huffington Post. _This is a breaking news story, come back for more updates._ ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4407677/nice-attack-victims/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4407677/nice-attack-victims/"},"headline":"Here Is What We Know About Victims of the Nice Attack","datePublished":"2016-07-15T12:01:26.000Z","dateModified":"2023-12-13T06:08:49.000Z","description":"At least 84 people were killed and dozens were injured","url":"https://time.com/4407677/nice-attack-victims/","keywords":["France"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltee3befe04dc735cd/69889c0b2dce0158129e9da2/france-mourns-nice-attack.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Tara John","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/tara-john/"}],"articleSection":"World","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltee3befe04dc735cd/69889c0b2dce0158129e9da2/france-mourns-nice-attack.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"A man reacts near bouquets of flowers near the scene where a truck ran into a crowd at high speed killing scores and injuring more who were celebrating the Bastille Day national holiday in Nice","caption":"A man becomes emotional near bouquets of flowers on July 15, 2016, near the scene where a truck ran into a crowd at high speed in Nice, France, on Thursday, killing scores and injuring dozens more who were celebrating Bastille Day.","creditText":"Pascal Rossignol—Reuters","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/world/","name":"World"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4407677/nice-attack-victims/","name":"Here Is What We Know About Victims of the Nice Attack"}}]}] ```