Reactions from victims of the July 14, 2016 attack have diverged sharply in the days since Nice's tenth anniversary commemorations, with some praising deeply emotional moments of tribute while others have spoken publicly about what they describe as poor organisation and open conflict between victims' associations, according to France 3 Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.
Caroline Villani, who lost four family members in the attack and had not returned to the Promenade des Anglais in the ten years since, said she witnessed friction over seating at the memorial ceremony. "Some people absolutely wanted to be at the front. I was further back and that suited me fine," she said, describing what she called visible tension between different victims' associations present.
Alain Dariste, who lost his granddaughter, the attack's youngest victim, and previously co-chaired the Association Promenade des Anges, said the ceremony's organisation had been difficult at times, and that insults had been exchanged between members of different associations and grieving families in the stands.
Nice's town hall, contacted by France 3, said close coordination had taken place with victims' associations ahead of the anniversary, and that its dedicated municipal tribute unit, active for the past decade, had been mobilised for the occasion.