Bollywood celebs pray for peace after Nice terror attack

Mumbai: Bollywood celebrities Karan Johar, Priyanka Chopra, Shahid Kapoor, Aanand L Rai, Anushka Sharma among others have offered their condolences to the victims and survivors of the truck attack in Nice, France.

A truck ploughed into a crowd in Nice, killing at least 84 people and injuring many after the Bastille Day firework display.

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The driver was shot dead after barrelling the truck two kilometres through the festive crowd on the palm-lined Promenade des Anglais, sending hundreds fleeing in terror and leaving the area strewn with bodies.

"Quantico" actress Priyanka wrote, "The world is turning so cruel... How do human beings do this to each other. My heart bleeds for the victims of the Nice attack #PeaceForNice."

Johar posted, "This is just deeply tragic....#NiceAttack ...prayers and prayers for the loved ones of so many innocent lives."

Anushka called the incident "heartbreaking". "How many more times will we witness horrific attacks against humanity?cannot express the anger #NiceAttack."

Shahid wrote, "Shame shame shame. Inhuman and cowardly. #NiceAttack."

Madhuri Dixit-Nene said, "Deeply saddened by the loss of precious lives. My thoughts & prayers are with the bereaved families. #NiceAttack."

"An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind. Mindless. Sad. Only when every human life will be equally precious can it all stop #NiceAttack," actor Randeep Hooda tweeted.

Shirish Kunder posted, "#NiceAttack If all the powers in the world come together, they can easily end terrorism. But they won't. Because..."

"Was at this very #Nice promenade, on the phone with a friend who was hurt in Istanbul airport attack, 2 weeks ago. Now this? #PrayForNice," Boman Irani said.

Actor Siddharth tweeted, "Nothing to do but mourn. #NiceAttack".