Overview
- The vehicle was driven into a group waiting at a bus shelter opposite Caen train station late Wednesday after an earlier fight outside a nearby bar.
- Two men have died and nine others were wounded, several critically, with hospitals treating victims for fractures and other injuries.
- Police arrested a 26‑year‑old Russian national of Chechen origin in Ouistreham about 20 kilometres from Caen after a citywide search and CCTV tracking.
- Prosecutors have opened investigations for murder, attempted murder and intentional violence and are verifying the suspect’s claim he was attacked earlier that evening.
- Officials say the suspect was legally resident in France, not known to intelligence services and not intoxicated, and investigators will use forensics, witness statements and custody interviews to establish motive.