The #PorteOuverte hashtag was again used to offer sanctuary to those caught up in a terror attack in France on Thursday.
The phrase, which translates to “Open Door,” trended on Twitter after a driver identified as Mohamed Lahouaiej Bouhlel drove a truck into a packed crowd watching a Bastille Day fireworks display in Nice.
At least 84 people were killed.People mostly used the hashtag and its local variation, #PorteOuverteNice, to offer survivors a safe place to stay.
My flat is open if you're looking for a place to sleep #PortesOuvertesNice
— chrisAPteam (@chAPteam)
Hartung foundation in Antibes (20 km from Nice) can host people who need a roof for the night. Just call 0622760189. #PortesOuvertesNice
— Thomas Schlesser (@docteurschless)
I can host people who need a home for this night #Nice06 #opendoors #PorteOuverte
— PrayForNice (@loukoumductile)
#Nice06 je peux herberger #PorteOuverte magnan
— El Mara #27 (@Marklanders_10)
#PortesOuvertesNice au port Bd Stalingrad
— älskayo (@alskayo)
#PortesOuvertesNice à côté de la gare riquier
— Sophie Daniels (@SophDaniels)
#PortesOuvertesNice hôtel west end
— FM Djez (@Djez_06)
Others also posted details about free transportation:
If you need a place to stay tonight in France please use the tag #PorteOuverte and remember to stay safe guys. Scary world today.
— Claire Eileen ➰ (@HometownTroyee)
If you're Anglo speaking and in #Nice taxis are giving free rides and #portesouvertenice will help you find refuge #StaySafe
— SuzeCY (@festinagirl)
To the people in Nice:
— ҪӉЯЇЅ (@ChrisGillibran1)
To find a refuge/shelter: #PortesOuvertesNice
To find someone: #RechercheNice
Toll free: +33143175646
Free taxis
The hashtag first came to prominence in November 2015 when 130 people were killed in Paris in terror attacks coordinated by the self-proclaimed Islamic State.
Freelance French journalist Sylvain Lapoix launched the social movement with this single tweet, which immediately went viral:
Ceux qui peuvent ouvrir leurs portes, géolocalisez vos tweets + #PorteOuverte pour indiquer les lieux sûrs. #fusillade #Paris
— Sylvain Lapoix (@SylvainLapoix)
”Those who can open their doors, geotag your tweets and [use] #PorteOuverte to indicate safe places,” it read.
Lapoix later told French TV he came up with the hashtag while having “presence of mind for a minute.” “It took me two seconds to tweet,” he added, “and after that, for hours and hours, people gave their trust and their time.”
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