Haverfordwest residents paid their respects to the victims of last week’s attack in Nice at a vigil held at the Cenotaph on Tuesday.

Organised by town mayor, Alan Buckfield, civil dignitaries and locals observed a moment of silence, read prayers and lit candles.

A poignant rendition of Abide with Me was also sang. The hymn’s writer, Henry Francis Lyte, is buried in the Holy Trinity church in Nice.

During the vigil, Mr Buckfield placed flowers at the Cenotaph. “It’s important to show solidarity with people that have been attacked in brutal circumstances,” he said.

“It doesn’t matter where the atrocities are, they’re a crime against mankind.”

Mayor of Pembroke, Dennis Evans, said it is important to stand with the people of France. “I think it is our duty to support France and to show our respect to all the children and people that were killed in this atrocity.

“Anywhere could be a target and in some ways that’s quite frightening, but I think it shouldn’t deter from the fact that we have our own lives to live and we can’t bow down to what the terrorists are trying to do.”

Sherriff of Haverfordwest, Sue Murray, said it was a cowardly attack. “My thoughts and my prayers go out for the victims and their families and I’d like them to know that even though we are quite a way away, we stand with them and we think of them.”

The incident took place on Thursday, July 14 as Nice celebrated Bastile Day on the Promenade des Anglais.

Eighty four people died and 303 injured when Tunisian man, Mohamed Lahouaiej-Bouhlel, drove a truck through the crowds.