<P> On 16 October 1979, a landslide and an undersea slide caused two tsunamis that hit the western coast of Nice; these events killed between 8 and 23 people . </P> <P> In February 2001, European leaders met in Nice to negotiate and sign what is now the Treaty of Nice, amending the institutions of the European Union . </P> <P> In 2003, local Chief Prosecutor Éric de Montgolfier alleged that some judicial cases involving local personalities had been suspiciously derailed by the local judiciary, which he suspected of having unhealthy contacts through Masonic lodges with the defendants . A controversial official report stated later that Montgolfier had made unwarranted accusations . </P> <P> On 14 July 2016, a truck was deliberately driven into a crowd of people by Mohamed Lahouaiej - Bouhlel on the Promenade des Anglais . The crowd was watching a fireworks display in celebration of Bastille Day . Eighty - seven people were killed, including the perpetrator, who was shot dead by police . Another 202 were injured, with 52 in critical care and 25 in intensive care, according to the Paris prosecutor . </P>

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