PARIS: Man ploughs car into diners, kills 12-yr-old, injures others

There was chaos in the small town of Sept-Sorts east of Paris when a man ploughed his car into an outdoor terrace of a pizzeria where people were eating.

According to a local prosecutor who announced he was ruling out terrorism and opening a murder investigation, the driver deliberately targeted the diners.

“There is no doubt that he voluntarily decided to create what happened,” prosecutor Eric de Valroger told reporters at the scene of the incident.

Interior Ministry spokesman Pierre-Henry Brandet told Reuters that the driver aged 32 was a “depressive” and showed signs of unstable character.

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A similar incident happened two days ago in Charlottesville, Virginia, USA after an assailant rammed his car into a rally which turned rowdy involving white supremacists and counter-demonstrators.

According to Charlottesville Mayor, a 32-year-old female was among those killed and 32 others were injured after the car ploughed into the crowd of anti-racist and anti-fascist demonstrators.

Charlottesville Police Chief Al Thomas, said the injuries ranged from life-threatening to minor even as a 20-year-old suspect was held by police on charges relating to the car incident, including second-degree murder.

 

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