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| Car driver ‘deliberately’ rams into passers-by near Toulouse, injures 3 | Car driver ‘deliberately’ rams into passers-by near Toulouse, injures 3 |
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| At least three people were injured after a car rammed into passers-by in Blagnac commune near Toulouse, southwest France. Local media reports citing police say the act was deliberate. | At least three people were injured after a car rammed into passers-by in Blagnac commune near Toulouse, southwest France. Local media reports citing police say the act was deliberate. |
| The incident happened about 4 pm local time, outside a business high school, le Lycée Saint-Exupéry, French media report. The 28-year-old driver of the car, known to the police for minor offences, was arrested at the scene, BFM TV reported. | The incident happened about 4 pm local time, outside a business high school, le Lycée Saint-Exupéry, French media report. The 28-year-old driver of the car, known to the police for minor offences, was arrested at the scene, BFM TV reported. |
| Police said that the man wasn’t on the fiche "S" list – an indicator used by law enforcement to flag individuals considered a serious threat to national security. | Police said that the man wasn’t on the fiche "S" list – an indicator used by law enforcement to flag individuals considered a serious threat to national security. |
| READ MORE: Vehicle rams into French soldiers in Paris suburb, 6 injured | READ MORE: Vehicle rams into French soldiers in Paris suburb, 6 injured |
| Three of the school’s students, reportedly Chinese nationals, sustained injuries during the incident. | Three of the school’s students, reportedly Chinese nationals, sustained injuries during the incident. |
| “At 15:54, a man driving a [Reanault] Clio car presumably deliberately hit three people at a pedestrian crossing,” Toulouse prosecutor Pierre-Yves Couilleau told BFMTV. “He was immediately arrested afterwards.” | |
| The perpetrator told police he had a “desire to run people over,” according to the prosecutor. The driver has been “maturing” the idea for about a month before the attack, he added. | |
| The driver is believed to be of “Asian origin” with a history of “psychological troubles,” Le Figaro newspaper reported. |