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Facebook Helps Find Missing Baby After Nice Truck Attack

© REUTERS / Max RossiFlowers are seen attached to a fence to remember the victims of the Bastille Day truck attack in Nice in front of the French embassy in Rome.
Flowers are seen attached to a fence to remember the victims of the Bastille Day truck attack in Nice in front of the French embassy in Rome. - Sputnik International
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An eight-month-old baby who had been lost amid the panic caused by Thursday’s terrorist attack in Nice, France, has been found thanks to a concerted effort by Facebook users.

A man kneels and holds his head on July 15, 2016 in front of flowers placed near the site in Nice where a gunman smashed a truck into a crowd of revellers celebrating Bastille Day, killing at least 84 people. - Sputnik International
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The baby’s mother took to social media in a desperate attempt to find her missing child. In a Facebook appeal the woman pleaded with those who chanced to track down the baby to contact her right away.

Shortly afterwards the missing baby was found.

In an overjoyed message posted on her Facebook account at midnight, the happy mother wrote: “Thank you Facebook and those who helped us and sent messages of support!"

A truck rammed into a crowd watching the Bastille Day fireworks in the southern French city of Nice on July 14, killing at least 84 people, with more fighting for their lives. The speeding truck swerved and zigzagged down the Promenade des Anglais, plowing through horrified  tourists and residents in an apparent attempt to hit as many people as possible.

The driver managed to move on for about 2 kilometers along the waterfront before he was shot and killed by police.

No terrorist organization has claimed responsibility for the attack so far.

France has been plagued by terrorist attacks in recent months, including a deadly shooting at the office of the Charlie Hebdo magazine and the hostage crisis at a kosher supermarket in Paris on January 7-9, 2015, as well as coordinated shootings and bombings at the Bataclan theater, the Stade de France stadium and other locations in the French capital on November 13, 2015.

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