YEREVAN, JULY 15, ARMENPRESS. The Foreign Ministry of Nagorno Karabakh expressed its condolences on the July 14 terror attack in Nice, France, “Armenpress” reports, the NKR MFA posted a note in Twitter.

“Our deepest condolences to the French people. Our thoughts are with those affected by the tragedy in Nice”, the statement says.

Scores of people were killed Thursday night when a large truck plowed through a Bastille Day crowd in Nice, France, in what President Francois Hollande called a terror attack.

The driver opened fire on people in the crowd, according to local reports. Police fired back and the driver was eventually shot dead. Images from the scene showed the windscreen and front of the lorry raked with bullets. Interior ministry officials said the attacker had been "neutralized".

BBC reported the driver has been identified locally as a 31-year-old man of Franco-Tunisian origin from identity papers found inside the lorry. However police are yet to confirm the details.

The death toll grew through the night, with Hollande saying 77 people died. Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve said 80 people were killed.

Later it was reported about 84 people being dead and 18 in critical condition.