11 Injured As Driver Rams Vehicle Into Pedestrians In Dijon, France

He was arrested after targeting
pedestrians in five different parts of
the city in the space of half an hour.
He is said to be “apparently
imbalanced” and to have spent time in a
psychiatric hospital.
The lives of the two people seriously
injured in Dijon are not said to be in
danger.
Witnesses told police that the driver,
aged around 40, had also said he was
“acting for the children of Palestine”,
an unnamed source close to the
investigation told AFP news agency.
The incident came a day after a man
stabbed three police officers in central
France while allegedly calling out the
same phrase.
French police shot dead a man on
Saturday after he attacked them with a
knife, also shouting “God is great”.
The stabbing attack is being
investigated by French counter-
terrorism authorities.
French Prime Minister, Manuel Valls,
acknowledged those affected by the
violence.
“Support for the gravely injured and
shocked police officers in Tours,” he
wrote on Twitter. “Those who attack
them will have to face up to the
severity of the state.”
Regarding Dijon, he voiced “solidarity”
with the victims and support for their families.