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The young man suspected of ramming his car into the crowd near a nightclub in Cambrai, (Nord) France after a dispute with security personnel, was taken into custody Sunday, AFP reported, citing its sources.
At least seven people were injured as a result of the offense, including the guard. Two of the injured persons are reportedly in critical condition and have been taken by helicopter to hospitals in Lille and Valenciennes.
The assault took place during the night from Saturday into Sunday around 4:30 a.m local time (2:30 a.m. GMT), the media specified. The attacker was reportedly drunk and, when he could not enter the club, he rammed into people around it.
An investigation into the attack has been opened.
Comment: Just what is going on? In under a month there have been at least 5 instances of car ramming attacks:
- Another car ramming: Three injured in Zaragoza, Spain, as driver hits pedestrians, flees scene (20.08.18)
- Westminister car-rammer charged with attempted murder (14.08.18)
- France: Search underway for man who rammed car into mosque (13.08.18)
- Enraged by Trump bumper sticker, Massachusetts woman rams into man's car (01.08.18)
- Tajikistan: Car-ramming incident that killed 4 foreign cyclists condemned as a terror attack (31.08.18)
and there are many other strange random acts of violence that have hit the headlines recently: