People gather in #Nice to observe a minute of silence. pic.twitter.com/YoJVer5RvH
— saskya vandoorne (@SaskyaCNN) July 18, 2016
Extraordinary. French PM and politicians BOOED by memorial crowds here b4 minute's silence. Visceral anger in #Nice pic.twitter.com/uUtHhx052Z
— Julian Druker (@Julian5News) July 18, 2016
Foule compacte sur la promenade des anglais pour la minute de silence à 12h #NiceAttentat #AFP pic.twitter.com/XGOCXQTSkj
— Thibault Le Grand (@Letibelim) July 18, 2016
#NiceAttentat Minute de silence ! pic.twitter.com/xAAKUeFNqw
— Enry (@Enry380) July 18, 2016
After the silence, a cannon roared out and the crowd applauded (see video below).
A canon then one minute of clapping in #nice on the prom where so many died pic.twitter.com/cJHONhv3Fe
— emma murphy (@emmamurphyitv) July 18, 2016
The crowd also was quick to cheer for local firefighters who were also at the scene.
Social media users shared videos of the crowd singing a slow and chilling version of the national anthem, La Marseillaise, which prompted another round of applause from the crowd.
Spine-tingling singing along the Promenade de Anglais following a minute's silence. #NiceAttack pic.twitter.com/LPskZckO8g
— Piers Scholfield (@inglesi) July 18, 2016
Elsewhere in France, many respected the minute's silence as well.
In Paris, President Francois Hollande and Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve (pictured on the right and left respectively below) took part at the Hotel de Beauvau at the Interior Ministry.
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