Nice massacre: Freedom is at stake, says ambassador

The French ambassador to Ireland, Jean-Pierre Thébault has described the terror attack in Nice as an assault on the value of freedom.

Nice massacre: Freedom is at stake, says ambassador

“My thoughts are of great sadness, yesterday (Thursday) in the afternoon we were celebrating with our Irish friends Bastille Day, which means freedom, with over 1,000 guests and it was really a great moment of joy and of connection.

“Bastille Day means freedom. So when the news of the attack broke it was immediately a feeling of deep sadness because it is exactly what’s at stake; it is an attack on freedom,” ambassador Thébault said.

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