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Slovakia Takes Security Steps After Nice Attack, Borders Remain Open

© AFP 2023 / SAMUEL KUBANI Slovak police control border crossers at a checkpoint of the Slovakian-Hungarian border near Rajka (Hungary) and Cunovo (Slovakia) on September 14, 2015
Slovak police control border crossers at a checkpoint of the Slovakian-Hungarian border near Rajka (Hungary) and Cunovo (Slovakia) on September 14, 2015 - Sputnik International
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The Slovak authorities are applying appropriate security measures after the attack in Nice but the country's borders will remain open, Slovakian Foreign Ministry spokesman Peter Stano told Sputnik on Friday.

A girl holds up a placard during a prayer meet to show solidarity with the victims of the Bastille Day truck attack in Nice, at a school in Ahmedabad, India, July 15, 2016. - Sputnik International
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World Reacts to Nice Terrorist Attack With Increased Security Measures
MOSCOW (Sputnik) — On Thursday evening, a heavy truck ploughed through a crowd watching Bastille Day fireworks in the southern French city of Nice, killing 84 people and injuring dozens more. French President Francois Hollande said the attack was of a "terrorist nature."

"The Slovak authorities are taking appropriate security measures but we are not closing our borders," Peter Stano said.

Stano also confirmed that there were no reports from the French authorities of any Slovak citizens being among the victims or those injured in Nice.

Earlier in the day, an EU source told Sputnik that the introduction of border controls between EU nations following deadly attacks is provided for under the Schengen Border Code.

Nearly all EU member states are part of the Schengen system, established in 1995 to facilitate the free movement of people and goods within the bloc. However, in response to the migrant crisis, in recent months some EU member states have introduced border controls and toughened their migration laws.

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