A birdman resting on a wave: on the Promenade des Anglais in Nice, "The Angel of the Bay" was unveiled on Thursday, in memory of the 86 victims and more than 400 injured in the attack of July 14, 2016 .
This 4-meter high sculpture, signed by the Nice artist Jean-Marie Fondacaro, was placed at the very place where the truck driven by Mohamed Lahouaiej-Bouhlel, a Tunisian in his thirties living in Nice, had stopped his race this evening- the.
At the foot of the wave, a heart-shaped calligram encompasses the names of the 86 missing persons, "angels", mirroring the "Bay of Angels" which extends offshore.
"Collect"
This work in polished aluminum was chosen from among fifteen projects submitted to a committee bringing together, under the aegis of the municipality, several victims' associations.
“We chose it unanimously.
As soon as we saw it, we said to ourselves: "It's this one", explains Stéphane Erbs, co-president of the Promenade des Anges association, who lost his wife in the attack.
We can't wait until there is no one to go and gather in peace.
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The trial of this attack, claimed by the Islamic State, will be held on September 5 before the special assize court in Paris.
The main responsible having died, the magistrates will examine the responsibilities of eight other people, members of his entourage or intermediaries involved in the trafficking of weapons which were intended for him.
At least 865 people or associations have joined as civil parties.
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