Overview
- A car deliberately drove into a group near the train station in Caen on Wednesday night, killing two people and injuring about nine others who were taken to hospital.
- The 26‑year‑old suspect, reported as Russian of Chechen origin, was arrested in Ouistreham and is held while prosecutors investigate charges including assassination and violent assault with a weapon.
- Authorities say the driver told investigators he had been assaulted on the station forecourt before returning with his car, and prosecutors do not currently favour a terrorist motive as inquiries continue.
- In Paris a 29‑year‑old suspect was arrested after a cyclist was stabbed following a traffic altercation and the victim was later discharged from hospital with relatively minor recorded injuries.
- In Marseille four suspects aged 15 to 34 were placed in custody after a knife attack left a man wounded but not in life‑threatening condition, and police credited CCTV and witness reports with enabling rapid arrests.