At Least 2 Killed, 10 Injured After Car Driven Into People in Normandy
- On Wednesday, a man drove a car into a crowd in Caen, France near the train station, killing one person and wounding 10 others, according to AFP and BFM.
- A police source said the ramming followed a fight, with local prefect David Claviere stating the driver 'deliberately drove into pedestrians in the street opposite the train station.'
- Apprehended in Ouistreham, 20 kilometers away, the 26-year-old suspect born in Russia was known to police 'only for traffic offences,' Claviere said.
- Seven people are in critical condition and three suffered minor injuries, with Bruno Coutanceau, a top security official, noting all victims appeared to be men aged 17 to 40.
- Police have opened an investigation into murder and aggravated assault, though the deputy prosecutor stated, 'For the moment, we are not dealing with a terrorist motive, but the investigation are only just beginning.
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In the north-west of France, in the city of Kan, a car entered people near the railway station, killing two people, injuring nine others, reports France 24.
The suspect was born in Russia and was not previously known to intelligence services, and law enforcement officials stated.
Car rams into pedestrians in France, kills 1, injures 10
A car deliberately rammed into a group of pedestrians who were standing in front of the train station of Caen, in northern France, on Wednesday evening killing one and injuring 10, local authorities said.
On Thursday evening, a driver in Caen deliberately drove into a group of people after his first findings. Previously, there had obviously been a dispute.
He fled the scene after the collision, but police soon tracked him down and arrested him.
In the northern French city of Caen, a motorist drove into a group of people last night. Two people were killed and nine were injured. According to media in Normandy, there was an argument in the café prior to the incident. A fight reportedly broke out there, after which one of the people involved walked to the car and then drove into people waiting at a bus stop. According to local authorities, three people were seriously injured and six sust…
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