The world
mourns and will remember forever innocent civilians victims of the Nice terrorist
attack
Here is a list of known
victims of the Nice attack in
which at least 84 people have been killed and injured 202, 52 critically; 25 remained on life support the next day. At least 10 of the dead were children or teenagers. As many injured had not immediately reached out for help, the total number of injured was on 16 July raised to 303.
1.
Selma Al Khofor, 18
Al
Khofor, a student from Berlin, was participating in a class trip to southern
France, according to Nice-Matin. Her teacher, Saskia Schabel, and
friend, Silan Aydin, were also among the victims.
2-4.
Maria Grazia Ascoli, 79; Mario Casati, 90; Gianna Muset, 68; Angelo D’Agostino,
71
The
Italian nationals were identified among those killed in the Bastille Day
attack, the Italian Foreign ministry said according to Reuters.
5.
Silan Aydin, 19
Aydin,
a Berlin native, was participating in a class trip to southern France,
according to Le Progrès. Her brother Harun said she wanted
to become a doctor or a scientist.
“She
wanted to change the world,” he told German newspaper Bild am Sonntag.
6.
Mykhaylo Bazelevskyy, 22
Bazelevskyy,
originally from Ukraine, was one of five students participating in a
three-week-long innovation program in Nice through the European Innovation
Academy, according to a statement from MacEwan University in Edmonton,
Canada.
7-8.
Myriam Bellazouz, 29, and her mother, Léa Mignaçabal, 68
The
Nice natives were attending the fireworks with a colleague and his family
before the small group got separated, Nice-Matin reported. Bellazouz, an accomplished lawyer known
for her passion and generosity, was honored by her colleagues, who laid a
wreath for her and her mother on the Promenade des Anglais.
9.
Alina Bogdanova, 27
Bogdanova,
a Russian student at the University of Perpignan in southern France, was
spending the weekend with friends in Nice, according to Le Figaro. She was completing her master’s
degree at the university’s Institute of Business Administration and spent the
summer interning with Airbus in Toulouse, France.
10.
David Bonnet, 44
Bonnet,
a father and fish farmer, attended the Bastille Day celebrations with his
partner. He was the son of the first deputy mayor of Nérondes, in central
France. He is survived by his 21-year-old daughter.
11-12.
Rémédios Borja, 25, and her son, Joseph, 7
Borja
was attending the Bastille Day celebrations with her husband, mother, and three
children, according to Paris Match. Her seven-year-old son, Joseph,
was also among those killed.
13.
Laura Borla, 14
Borla
joined the Bastille Day festivities with her twin sister and their mother
before getting separated from them in the midst of the chaos, The New York
Times reports. Her family learned of her death Sunday,
and her 19-year-old sister Lucie posted on Facebook saying, “We miss you already;
we will love you always.”
14.
Adib Bousfiha, 51
Bousfiha,
a native of Beaucroissant, France, was on vacation with his wife and their two
children, according to France Bleu. A wheelchair user, Bousfiha was
fatally struck by the truck. Though his two children survived the attack, his
wife, Celine, is still missing.
15.
Aldjia Bouzaouit, 42
The
mother of four from Sétif, Algeria, was attending the Bastille Day fireworks
with her loved ones. Her sister, Celoua, told Nice-Matin that
Bouzaouit had wanted to enjoy ice cream on the Promenade.
16-18.
Odile Caléo; Mathias Billiez; Jocelyne Caléo
Odile
Caléo and Billiez, both teachers in Nice, went to watch the fireworks with
Caléo’s mother, Jocelyne, her sister, and Odile’s three children, according to Nice-Matin. Billiez, Caléo, and her mother
were killed in the attack.
19.
Linda Casanova Sicardi, 54
Casanova,
a Swiss citizen from Agno Ticino, was vacationing with her husband in Nice.
Ivano Casanova, her brother, said she was due to return soon to Ticino, where
she served as a customs expert.
20.
Stéphanie Cesari, 43
Cesari,
a Nice native, worked in a casino in Cannes, according to Libération. Her colleagues described her as
someone who was always appreciated and joyful.
21.
Hervé Chadeau, 43
Chadeau
was a corporal in a Marine artillery regiment in Var, southeastern France,
according to Libération. His friends described him as
valiant and courageous.
22.
Fatima Charrihi
Her
son, Hamza, identified Charrihi as one of the first victims. He described her
as an “amazing mom” who was attending the Bastille Day celebrations with her
nieces and nephews. She wore the headscarf and practiced the proper Islam—the
real Islam. Not the terrorists’ version.
23.
Igor Chelechko, 47
A
father of four of Russian descent, Chelechko moved to Nice four months ago,
according to reports. Andrey Eliseev, the arch-priest of the
Saint-Nicolas cathedral in Nice, described him as a “pious man.”
24-25.
Magdalena Chrzanowska, 21, and Marzena Chrzanowska, 20
The
sisters, originally from Krzyszkowice, Poland, were on holiday with their two
sisters at the time of the attack, according to reports. Krzyszkowice Mayor Wladyslaw Dydula
confirmed the surviving sisters, Dorota and Gabriella, witnessed their sisters’
deaths, though the Polish Foreign Ministry has yet to identify their nationals,
pending identification of all victims.
26.Cristian
Coman, 34
Coman,
a Romanian tourist, was on vacation with his wife and their seven-year-old son,
according to L'Alsace-Le Pays.
27-28.
Sean Copeland, 51, and Brodie Copeland, 11
Copeland
and his 11-year-old son, Brodie, were Americans from Austin, Texas, who were
vacationing in Nice during the time of the attack.
29.
Yanis Coviaux, 4
Four-year-old
Yanis Coviaux was looking forward to attending the fireworks with his parents,
Samira and Michael, according to Le Parisien. He had been playing with other
children just moments before the truck came barreling through the crowd.
30-31.
Elizabeth Cristina de Assis Ribeiro, 30, and Kayla, 6
Elizabeth
Cristina de Assis Ribeiro was vacationing with her husband and three daughters
from their home in Yverdon-Les-Bains, Switzerland, according to the Associated Press. Though her husband was able to
pull his two younger daughters away from the oncoming truck, both de Assis
Ribeiro and her six-year-old daughter, Kayla, were killed.
32-33.
Lionel Deforge, 69, and Sylviane Noailland-Roux-Rault, 79
The
couple, originally from Nice, had just enjoyed a meal with family before
leaving to watch the Bastille Day fireworks, according to Nice-Matin.
34.
Patricia Zanon Duroy
Duroy
was a native of Nogent-sur-Marne, in the suburbs of eastern Paris, according to
a statement from the city.
35.
Roman Ekmaliyan, 56,
A
Georgian of Armenian heritage, Ekmliyan lived as a businessman in Belgium,
where he was an active member of the Russian Orthodox community, according to
Le Dauphine. Andrey Eliseev, the chief priest
at the Russian Orthodox cathedral Saint Nicolas in Nice, described him as an
intelligent man who was well-versed in politics and history.
36.
Rachel Erbs, 39
A
mother of two from Cessieu, France, Erbs was on vacation with her family. When
the truck plowed through the crowd, both parents leapt to make sure their
children were out of harm’s way. Her husband, Stephane, recalled seeing his
wife get hit by the truck before losing her in the chaos, according to the Associated Press.
37-40.
Christiane Fabry, 67; Hugues Mismaque, 49; Bruno Villani, 42; and André
Raffaelli, 17
Fabry,
her partner, Mismaque, and her son, Villani, were enjoying the Bastille Day
fireworks with family from their home in Puget-sur-Argens, according to Nice-Matin. Fabry’s 17-year-old grandson,
André, was also among those killed, according to Corse Matin.
41.
Timothé Fournier, 27
A
tobacconist from Paris, Fournier died protecting his seven-months pregnant wife
from the oncoming truck that drove through the crowd on Bastille Day, according
to reports by Agence France-Presse.
42.
Narine Gasparyan, 34
Gasparyan
recently moved to Nice with her husband and their two-year-old child, according
to the Armenian Foreign Ministry. She and her family had been accompanied by
other Armenian families on the Promenade des Anglais. Krikor Khachatryan, an
Armenian priest from Var, France, described her as “a quiet person” and “a
housewife who was devoted to her family.”
43.
Carla Gaveglio, 48
Gaveglio
was visiting Nice with her family from Piasco, Italy, according to the Italian
Foreign Ministry. She is survived by her husband, Peter, and her 14-year-old
daughter, Matilda.
44.
Ludivine Gomes, 25, and her brother Ludovic Rodier, 15
Gomes
and Rodier, both Nice natives of Guadeloupean origin, joined their family to
watch the fireworks, according to Le Monde. Though the family learned of Gomes’
death soon after the attack, they had to wait several days before Rodier was
identified among those killed.
45.
Emmanuel Grout, 48
Grout,
who served as a deputy commissioner of the local border police, was off-duty
enjoying the fireworks with his girlfriend and their daughter at the time of
the attack, according to the Associated Press. In a tribute to Grout, Nice
Mayor Christian Estrosi said France’s police ranks lost “a great personality.”
46.
Mehdi Hachadi, 13
Mehdi
was the son of Nice football referee, Brahim Hachadi, according to Le Monde. His cousin, Yasmine, described
him as a “little intellectual” who enjoyed solving Rubik’s Cubes, according to reports. He had recently finished fasting for the
month of Ramadan. Gilles Ermani, chairman of the Referees Committee of the
French Riviera to the French Football Federation, said the boy’s twin sister is
in a coma
47-48.
Françoise Hattermann, 55, and her son Elouan Hattermann, 12
Hattermann,
a mother of six, and her son, Elouan, were among the dead, according to Le Dauphiné Libéré. Hattermann, a professor
at the Institute of Medical Education (IME), was known for her strength and
openness among her colleagues. Elouan, who played hockey in the local hockey
club, was described as “a cute kid” and “very friendly,” according to the
club’s president, Vicky Lorans.
49-50.
Olfa Bint al Suwayeh Khalfallah, 31, and Kylan Mejri, 4
Khalfallah
and her son, Kylan, were waiting to watch the fireworks. Khalfallah, a Lyon
native of Tunisian descent, was vacationing with her son and husband, Tahar
Mejri, according to the Associated Press.
51.
Romain Knecht
Knecht
was identified as one of those killed in the Bastille Day attack. This will be
updated when more information becomes available.
52.
Rickard Kruusberg, 21
Kruusberg,
a student from Tallinn University of Technology in Estonia, was spending the
summer participating in an exchange program at the European Innovation Academy
in Nice, according to Estonian media.
53.
Bilal Labaoui, 29
The Tunisian Foreign Ministrty said Labaoui was a
native of Kasserine,Tunisia. He was reportedly attending the Bastille Day
celebrations with his brother, Walid.
54.
Nicolas Leslie, 20
Leslie,
a junior studying environmental science at the University of California,
Berkeley, was studying abroad in Nice. According to a statement from the
university, Leslie was one of 85 UC Berkeley students participating in a summer
entrepreneurship program at the European
55-60.
François Locatelli, 82; Christiane Locatelli, 78; Veronique Lion, 55; Michel
Pellegrini, 28; Gisele Lion, 63; Germain Lion, 68
The
Locatellis were on vacation with their daughter, Veronique Lion, their
grandson, Pellegrini, and Lion’s in-laws, Gisele Lion and Germain Lion, at the
time of the attack. The family of six from Herserange, in northeastern France,
were killed as they returned from the Bastille Day fireworks, according to France 3.
61. Raymonde Maman, 77
The
Nice native and mother of two was, according to Le Nouvel Observateur, born in Oran, Algeria. She was one of the many
French citizens who returned to France after Algeria’s independence in 1962.
She and her husband settled in Nice, where they “started from scratch,” her
niece, Karinne Bens Corsia, told Agence France-Presse.
62.
Robert Marchand, 60
Marchard
was an industrial supervisor from Marcigny, a small town in eastern France,
where he also served as a coach in the town’s athletic club. Louis Poncet, the
Marcigny mayor, described Marchard as a “dedicated, passionate man who advanced
the athletic club to the highest levels,” according to Le Journal de Saône et Loire. He is
survived by his wife and their daughter.
63.
Fatima Marzouk, 44
Marzouk
was attending the Bastille Day fireworks with her family, according to Le Monde. Her 13-year-old nephew, Mehdi
Hachadi, was also among the victims. This is not only a tragedy for the
families, for the Muslim community, but it is also a tragedy for the national
community, for the entirety of humanity.
64.
Thérèse Michel, 72
Michel,
originally from northern France, lived in Nice with her daughter, according to La Voix du Nord. She was attending the
Bastille Day celebrations with her sister when the two got separated amid the
chaos. She had two grandchildren.
65.
Tatiana Muhamedova, 61
Muhamedova,
a native of Estonia, was spending the holiday with her husband, daughter, and
grandchildren, according to The Baltic Times.
66.
Camille Murris, 26
Murris,
a Nice native, was described by loved ones as a “bubbly young woman” who was
“always smiling and ready for adventure,” according to Paris Match. She graduated from the SKEMA
Business School in 2012, which held a moment of silence in her honor and paid
tribute to her on Facebook, saying, “It is with great sadness that we learned
of the death of Camille Murris (2012 Grande Ecole graduate) in the heinous
attack in Nice on Thursday night. Our thoughts are with her family, relatives
and friends.”
67.
Natalia Otto
A
Kazakh of Russian descent, Otto was visiting her daughter in Nice from her home
in Antwerp, Belgium, according to reports. She was actively involved in the Russian
Orthodox Church and taught in a parochial school in Antwerp. Andrey Eliseev,
the chief priest at the Russian Orthodox cathedral Saint Nicolas in Nice,
described her as a person of kindness and intelligence.
68-70.
Lyubov Panchenko, 59; his daughter, Marina Panchenko, 33; and his
granddaughter, Silvia Panchenko, 2
The
Panchenko family from Pavlodar, in northeastern Kazakhstan, lost three
generations of their family in the Bastille Day attack, according to Le Monde.
71.
Zahia Rahmouni, 70
Rahmouni,
originally from Constantine, Algeria, was visiting her family in Nice when they
decided to watch the fireworks on the Promenade des Anglais, according to Le Figaro. She is survived by her daughter
and grandson.
72.
Laurence Rasteu, 46
Rasteu,
an artist from Nice, was known for her love of photography, according to Le Progrès. She reportedly curated a Facebook
page, titled “Seen in Nice,” where she shared her pictures. Her
father, Yves-Marie Lequin, described her as a sensitive and beautiful person.
73.
Mino Razafitrimo, 31
Razafitrimo,
a Nice native originally from Madagascar, was with her four and six-year-old
sons, Andrew and Amaury, at the time of the attack, according to Le
Parisen.
74.
Viktoria Savchenko, 20
The
Russian national studied at the Academy of Finance in Moscow, which confirmed
her death.
75.
Saskia Schabel, 29
Schabel,
a teacher, was leading a class trip to southern France in celebration of the
end of high school exams, according to Le Nouvel Observateur. Prior to teaching German
in Berlin, she studied German literature, history, and politics in Bavaria.
76-
79. Mohamed Toukabri, 58; Laurence-Nora Sahraoui, 49, and her grandchildren
Léana Sahraoui, 2, and Yanis Sahraoui, 8
Sahraoui
spent Bastille Day enjoying a picnic on the beach with her two grandchildren,
Léana and Yanis, in anticipation for the evening fireworks, according to Le Parisien. A school kitchen worker, her
family described Sahraoui as “a saint” who was always present for her family.
Sahraoui
and her grandchildren were not the only members of her family to die in the
attack. An uncle, Mohamed Toukabri, was found further up the street. Toukebri
worked as a mechanic in Nice, according to a statement by the Tunisian Foreign Ministry
80.
Amie V., 12
The
12-year-old was the daughter of a journalist at the Nice-based magazine Ressources.
The publication posted a tribute to Amie on its Facebook page, saying, “One of
our close collaborators, journalist, and editorial secretary lost her
12-year-old daughter in yesterday's attack. Our team is in shock. The words we
are supposed to be specialists in are suddenly emptied of meaning. Thierry, we
are wholeheartedly with you. RIP Amie”
81.
Marie-Pierre Viale, 57
Viale,
a singer, was a soprano in her local choir, Voices of Nice, according to France Bleu. In a tribute to her on Facebook,
the choir wrote, “Our friend, we will never forget you.”
82.
Jacqueline Wurtlin, 64
Wurtlin,
originally from Limoges, France, moved to southern France 15 years ago. A
mother of three children and a grandmother of two, she previously worked in the
restaurant industry and in a photography store, according to Le Populaire.
Deepest condolences to the families , who lost their loved ones
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