Cities Across World Light Up Blue, White, and Red in Solidarity With France After Terrorist Attack

Manhattan, Dallas, Montreal, and more honored the victims of the Nice attacks.
By Neha Prakash, Elizabeth Pierson, Neha Prakash, and Elizabeth Pierson
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In the wake of a terrorist attack in southern France, cities around the world have illuminated their historic buildings and monuments in the colors of the French flag to show solidarity with the city.

During a Bastille Day celebration Thursday night, along Nice's Promenade des Anglais, a man plowed a truck through the crowds, killing at least 84 (including several children) and seriously injuring at least 200 others. (Two Americans are among those confirmed dead.) The truck driver was fatally shot by police.

See how some of the cities around the world honored Nice's victims in red, white, and blue, below.

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Mexican Senate Building

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Mexican Senate building (R) is illuminated with the colors of the French national flag in Mexico City in solidarity following the deadly attack in Nice, France. Several monuments and public buildings along Reforma Avenue of Mexico City were lit in blue, white and red.YURI CORTEZ/AFP/Getty Images)

Mexican Independence Angel Monument

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Mexican Independence Angel monument is illuminated with the colors of the French national flag in Mexico City in solidarity following the deadly attack in Nice, France. Several monuments and public buildings along Reforma Avenue of Mexico City were lit in blue, white and red.YURI CORTEZ/AFP/Getty Images

Some historic buildings across the world also raised the French flag on Friday morning.

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The French tricolor flies at half-mast beside the scoreboard above the 18th hole on day two of the 2016 British Open Golf Championship at Royal Troon in Scotland on July 15 to honor the victims of the attack in Nice.

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The French tricolor flies next to the Australian national flag on top of the Sydney Harbour bridge in Sydney on July 15.

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Several world leaders also made somber statements on the attack, including President Barack Obama, who said: "On this Bastille Day, we are reminded of the extraordinary resilience and democratic values that have made France and inspiration to the entire world, and we know that the character of the French Republic will endure long after this devastating and tragic loss of life."

And British Prime Minister Theresa May reassured that Britain stands "shoulder to shoulder" with France.

Related: The Victims of the Terror Attack in Nice, France

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