PARIS — French President Francois Hollande said Friday that an attack which saw a truck plough into a crowd in Nice, killing dozens of people, was clearly a "terrorist" act.There was a sense of deja vu in France as the visibly moved president took to the airwaves to address a nation once again in mourning.If confirmed as an act of terror, the incident will be the third major attack on French soil in 18 months — with several smaller-scale jihadist killings also having taken place.While no group has claimed responsibility for the attack in the resort city, Hollande vowed to strengthen his country’s role in the fight against the Islamic State group in Iraq and Syria."Nothing will make us yield in our will to fight terrorism. We will further strengthen our actions in Iraq and in Syria. We will continue striking those who attack us on our own soil," he said, in reference to the IS group.Hollande said several children were among the dead after the attack, which he said was of an "undeniab...
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