Uproar as Nazi Flag Unfurled in Nice

Fortunately, it was a prop for a film that is currently being made in the city - but it might have been a good idea for the powers that be to let the general public know first!

Many people were confused as to whether it was intended as a joke, a political statement or some sort of deliberate provocation. According to witnesses, people were shouting and objecting when the flag was unfurled and many were clearly upset. A statement was later issued to confirm that the flag was a film prop and notices were put up to let people know that the area was being used as a film set.

It's not surprising that the sight of the infamous flag caused distress, the Palais is being used as a double for the nearby Hotel Excelsior which was actually used during the Second World War as a point for rounding up Jewish people in order to transport them to the concentration camps. Additionally, many of the small villages around Nice were Resistance strongholds during the war.