Man who 'deliberately' ploughed BMW into French soldiers arrested.
'A man is shot and detained by police after a car is driven at troops in what officials condemn
as "an odious act of aggression".
Police have shot and arrested a man after he rammed his BMW into a group of French soldiers
in western Paris before speeding off. French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe confirmed the arrest
of the 37-year-old man, who was stopped after a chase on a motorway north of Paris.
"A suspect who was driving the car involved in the attack has been arrested on the highway between
Paris and Boulogne-sur-Mer," said Mr Philippe.
French media named the suspect as Hamou B, a native of Sartrouville, Yvelines, and said he is known
to police but is not on file. He was reportedly shot five times while trying to escape.
One policeman was wounded by a stray bullet during the arrest, which took place on the A16 motorway
near Marquise, close to the ports of Boulogne-Sur-Mer and Calais.
A Reuters witness at the scene saw ambulances surround a BMW car which had several bullet holes in it.
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Six of a dozen or so troops were injured in this morning's attack - three of them seriously - in the Levallois
-Perret suburb of the city. The incident is being investigated by counter-terrorism officials.
The attacker had been waiting in the dark-coloured car in an alleyway before he drove at speed at the troops
as they left their barracks to go on patrol at around 8am local time.
Nadia LeProhon heard the smash and came running out of her building to find two soldiers on the ground and
other troops running after a vehicle shouting: "After him! Follow that car!"
Mayor of Levallois-Perret, Patrick Balkany, condemned the attack as "an odious act of aggression", adding:
"Without any doubt, it was a deliberate act."
[Thank you Captain F*ckin' Obvious!]
"It all happened very quickly. The vehicle did not stop. It hurtled at them... it accelerated rapidly," he told
broadcaster BFMTV.
Officers and soldiers secured the scene - situated around three miles from city centre landmarks such as
the Eiffel Tower - as forensic teams arrived to gather evidence.
Investigators were also scouring through CCTV footage from the suburb, as police stopped motorists in
the region as they searched for the attacker. The Paris prosecutor's office said it was "pursuing perpetrators
on charges of the attempted murder of security forces in connection with a terrorist enterprise"...'
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'A man is shot and detained by police after a car is driven at troops in what officials condemn
as "an odious act of aggression".
Police have shot and arrested a man after he rammed his BMW into a group of French soldiers
in western Paris before speeding off. French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe confirmed the arrest
of the 37-year-old man, who was stopped after a chase on a motorway north of Paris.
"A suspect who was driving the car involved in the attack has been arrested on the highway between
Paris and Boulogne-sur-Mer," said Mr Philippe.
French media named the suspect as Hamou B, a native of Sartrouville, Yvelines, and said he is known
to police but is not on file. He was reportedly shot five times while trying to escape.
One policeman was wounded by a stray bullet during the arrest, which took place on the A16 motorway
near Marquise, close to the ports of Boulogne-Sur-Mer and Calais.
A Reuters witness at the scene saw ambulances surround a BMW car which had several bullet holes in it.
Six of a dozen or so troops were injured in this morning's attack - three of them seriously - in the Levallois
-Perret suburb of the city. The incident is being investigated by counter-terrorism officials.
The attacker had been waiting in the dark-coloured car in an alleyway before he drove at speed at the troops
as they left their barracks to go on patrol at around 8am local time.
Nadia LeProhon heard the smash and came running out of her building to find two soldiers on the ground and
other troops running after a vehicle shouting: "After him! Follow that car!"
Mayor of Levallois-Perret, Patrick Balkany, condemned the attack as "an odious act of aggression", adding:
"Without any doubt, it was a deliberate act."
[Thank you Captain F*ckin' Obvious!]
"It all happened very quickly. The vehicle did not stop. It hurtled at them... it accelerated rapidly," he told
broadcaster BFMTV.
Officers and soldiers secured the scene - situated around three miles from city centre landmarks such as
the Eiffel Tower - as forensic teams arrived to gather evidence.
Investigators were also scouring through CCTV footage from the suburb, as police stopped motorists in
the region as they searched for the attacker. The Paris prosecutor's office said it was "pursuing perpetrators
on charges of the attempted murder of security forces in connection with a terrorist enterprise"...'
SOURCE:
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