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French car 'attack' hurts students near Toulouse Three Chinese students injured in car attack in Toulouse
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A driver has ploughed into a group of students near the south-western French city of Toulouse, injuring three. A driver has ploughed into a group of pedestrians near the French city of Toulouse, injuring three Chinese exchange students.
One of the injured is said to be in a serious condition. All three are thought to be Chinese. A 23-year-old woman was seriously injured, and two men aged 22 and 23 were also hurt, police said.
The incident occurred outside a college in the suburb of Blagnac.The incident occurred outside a college in the suburb of Blagnac.
French media quoted police sources as saying the incident was deliberate but the driver, reported to be aged 28, was not on a security watch list. He was arrested several minutes later. The 28-year-old driver "purposefully hit" the group on a crosswalk, Toulouse prosecutor Pierre-Yves Couilleau said.
Police say the man had several previous minor convictions, notably drugs-related. The victims are students at the ICD-Toulouse International Business School. The woman's life is not in danger, police said.
The driver was arrested immediately afterwards. Police said he had several previous minor convictions, some drugs-related.
Unconfirmed reports say he had a history of mental illness including acute schizophrenia. La Dépêche du Midi newspaper quoted him as telling police he had heard voices telling him to harm someone.Unconfirmed reports say he had a history of mental illness including acute schizophrenia. La Dépêche du Midi newspaper quoted him as telling police he had heard voices telling him to harm someone.
The injured students, said to be aged 22 and 23, have been taken to hospital in Toulouse. Mr Couilleau visited the scene of the accident and said there was no suggestion the incident was an act of terrorism.
Toulouse public prosecutor Pierre-Yves Couilleau has visited the scene of the accident and for the moment there has been no suggestion that it is an act of terrorism. "What matters in this case is the psychiatric profile of the person," he said.
"He... stated that his act was motivated by a desire to ram into people, which he had been preparing for, as he said, about one month," Mr Couilleau said. The man "had been planning this act for a month", Mr Couilleau added.
Toulouse Mayor Jean-Luc Moudenc tweeted (in French): "Very shocked by the aggression towards the students in Blagnac. We offer all our support to them and their loved ones."Toulouse Mayor Jean-Luc Moudenc tweeted (in French): "Very shocked by the aggression towards the students in Blagnac. We offer all our support to them and their loved ones."