Lorry attack in Nice

The Irish foreign ministry say there is no longer concern over a man, thought to have been caught up in the Nice attack which killed 84 people.

They had previously said they were 'very concerned' for his welfare.

Officials say the "vast majority" of Irish citizens in Nice had been accounted for and were safe and well.

They continue to try and make contact with a small number of individuals, but say there is no reason to believe they were caught up in the attack.

Belfast City Hall has been bathed in the colours of the French flag in tribute to those killed in Nice.

Politicians across Northern Ireland have expressed their condolences to the many people killed in the terror attack.

French President Francois Hollande said about 50 people are "between life and death" after the Nice attack.

He said: "As I'm speaking, 80 people are dead, 84 people to be precise, and there are some 50 people in a critical condition, between life and death.

"Among these victims, there are French, there are also a lot of foreigners from all continents and there are many children, young children.

"They came to see fireworks with their families, to be happy, to share in something joyous, something dazzling and were struck - struck dead to satisfy the cruelty of an individual, and maybe a group."

He added that the battle against terrorism will be long because the enemy will continue to attack Western values.

He made the comments on Friday after he was briefed, alongside Prime Minister Manuel Valls, on the situation by police and military representatives in Nice.

Another Northern Ireland tourist caught up in the Nice lorry attack, has described running from the promenade along with her young children.

Ballyclare woman Zoe Tisdale said it was a scene of utter panic.

A property developer from Belfast has said he and his family avoided the horrific lorry attack in Nice due to his children's decision not to attend the Bastille Day fireworks display.

Suneil Sharma is in Nice with his partner and sons aged 11 and 15 as well as his sister and her family.

He was at a restaurant on the promenade when the lorry driver drove into the crowds on the streets.

“I was at the Negresco on the front of the Promenade des Anglais. We were there for dinner, my children were with their aunt, they were coming to join us literally within half an hour to see the firework display,” he explained.

“We just didn’t know what had happened to be honest with you, we heard the firework display had just finished and we were very fortunate in that our boys had been ordering a pizza and got delayed and decided then not to come down and meet us,” he continued.

“We just didn’t know what was going on, it just happened so suddenly. One minute people were having a great time, celebrating the iconic French holiday of Bastille Day, the next minute it was pandemonium. We were just shocked.

“Within minutes the hotel was locked down, nobody could leave, the police arrived and we were in the hotel for over two and a half hours.”

“Slowly but surely we heard information about the vehicle killing innocent people and families out to celebrate Bastille Day, so it was horrific,” Mr Sharma added.

“We were very lucky because we had planned to be there in front of the hotel, but simply ordering a pizza meant we were lucky we weren’t involved in that.”

Mr Sharma said his thoughts were with the families of the victims.

Northern Ireland’s footballers have been sending messages of support to the people of Nice in the wake of the deadly Bastille Day attack.

The national team and thousands of supporters had been over in the southern French city just weeks ago to take part in Euro 2016.

As news of the tragedy broke, NI captain Steven Davis took to Twitter to show solidarity with those affected.

First Minister Arlene Foster and deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness have issued a joint statement on the attack in Nice.