![À Caen après le drame. [Matthieu CLAVEL / AFP]](/cdn-cgi/image/onerror=redirect,width=640,height=640,format=webp/https://storage.googleapis.com/uploads.mongoosehq.com/url/media/171217655/621c717b48e51fb8daa34cdab4d0a65a26e2c6db6d33fecd7860acb8b0196537)
Overview
- The car attack struck a group near Caen train station on Wednesday and left two men dead and nine others wounded.
- The 26-year-old suspect, a Russian of Chechen origin, fled but was arrested in Ouistreham and has been mis en examen for assassinations and attempted assassinations while held in pretrial detention.
- Prosecutors say forensic checks and witness statements show the driver did not brake and deviated his path to hit people, and they say the suspect is legally resident in France with no prior criminal record beyond traffic offenses.
- The two people killed were Afghan nationals aged 28 and 35 and the nine injured are men aged 17–36 of several nationalities who were taken to the CHU de Caen for treatment.
- Residents describe the station area as plagued by fights and visible drug dealing, and investigators are probing possible motives including inter-community tensions and an alleged romantic dispute while officials warn the attack has deepened local fears and could lead to increased police measures.