Tricolour at half-mast as Open pays tribute to Nice victims

By Tony Jimenez TROON, Scotland (Reuters) - The French tricolor flew at half-mast by the 18th green on Friday as the British Open paid tribute to the victims of the Bastille Day attack in Nice. An attacker at the wheel of a heavy truck plowed into crowds celebrating Bastille Day in the French city of Nice late on Thursday, killing at least 84 people and injuring scores more in what President Francois Hollande called a terrorist act. French golfer Clement Sordet, teeing off at 0635 local time in the first three-ball of the day in the second round at Royal Troon, had the words 'pray for Nice' emblazoned on his cap which also featured a black ribbon.

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