Overview
- Authorities now report five people injured, including two in very serious condition, after pedestrians and cyclists were struck on Île d'Oléron.
- Gendarmes arrested a 35‑year‑old local resident after he tried to set his car on fire; he was subdued with a taser and shouted 'Allah Akbar' during the arrest.
- La Rochelle’s prosecutor says the driver acted deliberately and has launched an attempted‑murder inquiry, with the motive not established at this stage.
- The suspect, a French national known for drug and alcohol problems and not flagged for radicalization, is being questioned as investigators review claims of online radicalization.
- The national anti‑terror prosecutor is observing but has not taken the case, and the investigation is being handled by the Poitiers research section with local brigades; reports of gas cylinders in the car remain unconfirmed.