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3 hurt after car ‘deliberately’ rams into people in southern France: reports

French police are investigating after a man deliberately rammed into a group of students outside a high school near Toulouse. Reuters

A man deliberately drove into a group of Chinese students outside a high school in southern France on Friday, injuring three people, according to local media.

One of the students is in serious condition, police sources told AFP.

The driver, a 28-year-old man who was known to police, was arrested at the scene near Toulouse, local media is reporting.

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He was not on a list of known extremists, AFP reported.

France has been the victim of a series of vehicle attacks by extremists inspired by the Islamic State group, but there was no immediate confirmation of the driver’s identity or motive.

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All three of Friday’s victims were in their twenties, with a 23-year-old woman the most seriously injured and two men aged 22 and 23 also hurt, according to reports.

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