France arrests driver who drove car and injured 11 people

On the evening of December 21, a driver crashed his car into pedestrians in the city of Dijon (France), injuring at least 11 people. The perpetrator was later arrested.

Police collect evidence at the scene of a car crash that injured 11 people - Photo: DPA

According to AFP, the perpetrator, about 40 years old, drove into pedestrians in 5 places in Dijon, shouting "Allahu Akbar" (God is great). Eleven people were hit by his car, 2 of whom were seriously injured, but none were in danger of death, according to the police.

The perpetrator was arrested and initial information said he had a criminal record in the 1990s and spent a long time in a mental hospital.

The attack on Sunday afternoon was the second in a row, after a French Muslim convert stabbed three police officers and was shot dead in the town of Joue-les-Tours on Saturday, December 20. The man, Bertrand Nzohabonayo, 20, originally from Burundi, also shouted "Allahu Akbar" as he attacked the police at the police station.

Bertrand Nzohabonayo, who was shot dead by police on December 20 after stabbing and injuring three police officers in Joue-les-Tours, France - Photo: French Police

France is on high alert for terrorist attacks by Islamic extremists as the Islamic State (IS) group calls for attacks on countries joining the US-led coalition bombing IS militants in Iraq and Syria.

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