A Scots woman on holiday in Nice has spoken of the "devastation" she saw when a man drove a van into a crowd of people, killing at least 84. 

Sandra Kinloch, 50, from Stanley, Perthshire, is on holiday in the southern French city with her husband. 

She said she saw the truck speed by just two metres away from where she was standing on the promenade, where thousands of people were celebrating Bastille Day. 

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She said: "I was walking on the promenade and seconds later the lorry didn't have its lights on, so we could just hear it. 

"It was coming at speed and it was noisy and kicking over bins and things. We were just so lucky to get out of the way at the right time. 

"We realised something had happened straight away when we got back. 

"I just want to go home but we're stuck now, it's awful." 

On her Facebook page she wrote a message reassuring friends that she was safe. 

She said: "Just to say we are ok after the devastation in Nice. We were two meters away from the truck as it went past at speed. 

"Really scary moment and horrid to see so many people dead. In our apartment now safe." 

On her Twitter account, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon called the incident "senseless" and said her thoughts were with all those involved. 

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She wrote: "My thoughts are with all those affected by this senseless attack on #Nice. Scotland stands in sadness and solidarity with France." 

Flags are flying at half mast at various council buildings, while the French flag at Troon, where the Open Golf Championship is taking place, is also being flown at half mast. 

The Lord Provost of the City of Edinburgh, the Rt Hon Donald Wilson, gave his sympathies to Edinburgh's twin city. 

He said: "On behalf of all of the people of Edinburgh, our thoughts are with the citizens of Nice and the rest of France. 

"It is all the more heartfelt for Edinburgh as Nice is one of our twin cities which we have had a special relationship with since 1958. 

"I will be formally ending a letter of sympathy to the French Consul General but words can hardly do justice in the wake of such an horrific attack. Our heartfelt condolences are with people of Nice and the families of all those who have died and are injured. 

"The flags flying above Edinburgh City Chambers have been lowered to half mast as a mark of respect and support for all those affected."