French President Francois Hollande termed the Nice Truck attack as a terrorist assault even as French media identified the driver as a 31-year-old French-Tunisian man, after some papers of his identity were found inside the truck.
The papers also indicate the man was a resident of Nice, AFP reported.
The man was shot by police after he deliberately drove at a packed street of spectators, killing at least 80 and wounding more than 100 people.
Local newspaper Nice-Matin reported the man had firearms and grenades in the lorry with him at the time of the attack.
Meanwhile, the state of emergency was imposed since a previous attack on Paris last November would be extended for another three months.
US President Barack Obama too condemned the deadly attack in Nice and offered any assistance France needs to investigate the .
"On behalf of the American people, I condemn in the strongest terms what appears to be a horrific terrorist attack in Nice, France, which killed and wounded dozens of innocent civilians," Obama said in a statement.
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