On July 14, 2026, the French city of Nice marked two overlapping anniversaries: the national celebration of Bastille Day and the tenth anniversary of the terrorist attack on the Promenade des Anglais, which occurred on the evening of July 14, 2016, shortly after the fireworks display marking the national holiday. On that night, a 19-ton white truck driven by Tunisian-born Mohamed Lahouaiej Bouhlel sped through the crowd gathered along the seafront promenade for about two kilometres, killing 86 people and injuring 458. The attack was formally classified as Islamist terrorism. The Islamic State claimed responsibility, though the investigation never established a direct organizational link between the attacker and the group. According to investigators, the claim was likely opportunistic. Eight men and one woman were identified as possible accomplices. The attacker was killed by police gunfire at the end of the rampage. Over the three days of commemoration, French President Emmanuel Macron attended ceremonies on the Promenade des Anglais. Marine Le Pen was also present at the parade along the same promenade. A minute of silence was observed before the France-Spain football match. On July 12, four victim associations — Promenade des Anges, Mémorial des Anges, Life for Nice, and Une Voix des Enfants — organized a march of memory through the city. The local newspaper Nice-Matin headlined its coverage with the words: Never forget. The attack had a particularly severe impact on children. According to official figures, 120 minors were on the truck's path: 15 died and 42 were injured, some severely. 89 children lost a relative. A psychological support and rehabilitation programme was set up by the authorities for 525 children and adolescents, in addition to those who sought private care. Numerous survivors continue to suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder years after the event. Local associations have supported families and kept collective memory alive, rejecting the idea that the date of July 14, 2016, should become just another calendar entry. Former French Prime Minister Manuel Valls, in office at the time of the attack, has spoken of a perceived indifference and silence surrounding Nice compared to other attacks such as those at Charlie Hebdo and the Bataclan. He attributes this partly to the nature of the attack — a lone individual with no firearms, using an ordinary vehicle — and partly to the centralization of attention and memory in Paris, to the detriment of provincial cities. The question of whether the attack could have been prevented remains a subject of debate. Victim associations have long called for clarity on how the security apparatus failed to stop the truck along its two-kilometre route. At the time, then-mayor Christian Estrosi faced heavy public criticism over the city's security arrangements.