Overview
- Local media say the motorist struck pedestrians and a cyclist, leaving two people seriously hurt.
- The incident occurred Wednesday morning on Île d’Oléron in Charente-Maritime in western France.
- Police arrested a French citizen at the scene without resistance as he allegedly tried to ignite his vehicle.
- The suspect was placed in custody, and authorities have not disclosed a motive.
- Parisien, cited by RIA Novosti, reports the driver may have shouted “Allahu akbar,” a claim that remains unverified and that he was not previously flagged as a radical.