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Van injures 10 at French market France attack: Van driven into shoppers in Nantes
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Ten people injured when van driven into Christmas market in Nantes, French officials say A van has been driven at shoppers at a French Christmas market in the city of Nantes and the driver is reported to have stabbed himself, officials say.
This breaking news story is being updated and more details will be published shortly. Please refresh the page for the fullest version. Ten people are reported to have been injured, five seriously.
If you want to receive Breaking News alerts via email, or on a smartphone or tablet via the BBC News App then details on how to do so are available on this help page. You can also follow @BBCBreaking on Twitter to get the latest alerts. The exact circumstances remain unclear, but the incident comes only a day after pedestrians were run down in Dijon.
The driver of that vehicle screamed "God is great" in Arabic. On Saturday, police shot dead a man using the same phrase in Tours after he attacked them.
Earlier on Monday, French President Francois Hollande called for vigilance after Saturday and Sunday's attacks, and urged the public not to panic.
The van driver in Monday's attack stabbed himself several times, causing himself serious injuries, a source close to the investigation told AFP news agency.
The reasons for the attack were not clear, the source said, adding: "As things stand, we have no account pointing to any religious demands."