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Six hurt as shots fired at tourist bus in France | Six hurt as shots fired at tourist bus in France |
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Six people were hurt when shots were fired at a tourist bus on a motorway in south-east France, police say. | |
The bus carrying 75 Czech tourists, some schoolchildren, was travelling from Spain to the Czech Republic when it was hit on Saturday night. | The bus carrying 75 Czech tourists, some schoolchildren, was travelling from Spain to the Czech Republic when it was hit on Saturday night. |
Two shots smashed the front and rear windows, Alex Perrin, a prosecutor in the Drome region, said. | Two shots smashed the front and rear windows, Alex Perrin, a prosecutor in the Drome region, said. |
Le Dauphin Libere newspaper said more police were stationed on bridges over the road in case of repeat incidents. | |
It is believed the attacker was using a hunting rifle to target the bus from a bridge over the A7 motorway near Saulce sur Rhone, roughly halfway between Lyon and Marseille. | |
Among the six people injured by broken glass was a child, Mr Perrin said. | |
One passenger suffered a serious eye injury, he added. | |
"We don't have any reason to believe this bus was targeted instead of any other," Mr Perrin said. | "We don't have any reason to believe this bus was targeted instead of any other," Mr Perrin said. |
No-one has yet been arrested. | No-one has yet been arrested. |
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