November 5, 2025, 11:46 amNovember 5, 2025, 2:34 p.m
A driver known to have mental health problems intentionally hit and injured several pedestrians and cyclists in western France.
According to the public prosecutor’s office, ten people were injured four of them life-threatening. The 35-year-old driver shouted “Allah Akbar” (roughly: God is great) when he was arrested. However, the man’s motive is still unclear and must be clarified as part of the investigation.
The already known to the police for simple offenses The man was taken into police custody for attempted murder. The anti-terrorism prosecutor’s office has not yet become involved in the investigation, but is monitoring the case.
According to the gendarmerie, there were several traffic accidents with only one driver involved at around 8:45 a.m. in the municipality of Saint-Pierre-d’Oléron on an island on the French west coast. “All services are mobilized to deal with the situation”said Mayor Thibault Brechkoff. A crisis team is being set up in the town of Dolus. France’s Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez wanted to go to the scene in the early afternoon. (rbu/sda/dpa)