SA sends condolences to France
The department of international relations and cooperation on Friday confirmed that President Jacob Zuma sent his condolences to the families of the victims of the terror attack in France.
According to the department's Clayson Monyela, it is too early to say whether any South Africans are among those who died when a truck ploughed into a group of people who took part in Bastille Day celebrations.
"President Zuma recently returned from a very successful state visit to France so when the news broke the president sent his condolences to the French President, Francois Hollande," Monyela said.
He added that the people of South Africa are standing with the people of France during this time of grief.
"President Zuma said that terrorism in all it's forms can not be condoned," Monyela added.
A truck ploughed into a crowd in the French resort of Nice, killing at least 80 in what President Francois Hollande on Friday called a "terrorist" attack on revelers watching a Bastille Day fireworks display.
The driver was shot dead after barreling the truck two kilometers (1.3 miles) through the festive crowd on the palm-lined Promenade des Anglais, sending hundreds fleeing in terror and leaving the area strewn with bodies.
Authorities said they found identity papers belonging to a 31-year-old French-Tunisian citizen in the truck, as well as "guns" and "larger weapons".
The attack was of an "undeniable terrorist nature," a somber Hollande said in a televised national address, confirming that "several children" were among the dead as families came together to celebrate France's national day.