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rihanna pulls out of nice gig

Star was due to play at city’s Allianz Stadium tonight but has cancelled show

The singer was in Nice when the attack took place but is safe and sound

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Rihanna has cancelled her concert in Nice following a terror attack in the French city.

The 28-year-old singer was due to play at the Allianz Stadium tonight as part of her Anti World Tour but has pulled out following the tragedy, which saw a truck plough into a crowd of people who were celebrating Bastille Day last night.

 Rihanna has cancelled her show in Nice tonight
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Rihanna has cancelled her show in Nice tonightCredit: Splash News

Rihanna was in Nice when the attack took place but her representative has confirmed to Billboard that "she's safe".

Nice mayor Christian Estrosi confirmed on Twitter that the Bajan beauty has cancelled her show and also revealed the city's jazz festival won't go ahead, and that flags will fly at half-mast today.

 Yesterday a truck ploughed into a crowd of people who were celebrating Bastille Day
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Yesterday a truck ploughed into a crowd of people who were celebrating Bastille DayCredit: AP:Associated Press
 Rihanna was due to play here this evening
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Rihanna was due to play here this eveningCredit: Alamy

Interior Ministry spokesman Pierre-Henry Brandet said afterwards that the lorry driver had been "neutralised" and that there were no hostages taken.

The horrific attack comes just months after Eagles of Death Metal were caught up in the terrorist attacks in Paris, France, in November when their concert at Le Bataclan theatre was stormed by gunmen.

As well as the mass shooting at the venue, in which 89 people were brutally killed, three suicide bombers struck near the city's Stade de France football stadium.


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