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At least three injured after man drives car into group of students near Toulouse

At least two of them are severely injured.

A MAN DRIVING a car near the French city of Toulouse rammed into three students today, leaving two of them in a serious condition, French police told AFP.

The incident is said to have occurred outside a college in the suburb of Blagnac.

The man, who was arrested immediately afterwards, acted “deliberately” but was not on a list of known extremists, the source added, asking not to be named.

France has been 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.

The BFM news channel said the man was known to police for previous non-terror crimes and officers were checking reports he suffered from major psychological problems.

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. The first reports from the scene suggested two of them had been seriously injured.

More as we get it…

 - © AFP 2017

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    Mute AR Devine
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    Nov 10th 2017, 4:53 PM

    Cars dont drive themselves in to innocent people. Its almost always Islamic extremists who do the driving. Note how much of the media highlight the vehicle in the headlines and not the perpetrators.

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    Mute Chad Rockett
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    Nov 10th 2017, 4:59 PM

    @AR Devine: Very true. I was just looking at headlines from different media sources on this incident. “Car ploughs into students…” “Car slams into crowd…” “French car attack”

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    Mute John Arc
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    Nov 10th 2017, 5:03 PM

    @AR Devine: Cars (or guns) don’t kill people, people kill people.

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    Mute Jas
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    Nov 10th 2017, 5:08 PM

    @AR Devine: man drives car ….

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    Nov 10th 2017, 5:11 PM

    @AR Devine: It’s just blatant motorism. Bloody motorists. I’ve had loads of cars and none of them have ever hurt anyone. I hate seeing the media condemn all cars because of the actions of a few. #notallcars

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    Mute AR Devine
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    Nov 10th 2017, 5:13 PM

    @Joey Jr Shabadoo: Motophobia is a hate crime

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    Mute Dean Moriarity
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    Nov 10th 2017, 5:38 PM

    @AR Devine:
    Also, it does bring the question of automated cars into the equation.
    I certainly won’t be driving one.

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    Mute Dermot Lane
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    Nov 10th 2017, 5:39 PM

    @AR Devine: do you not understand that they cannot apportion blame until all the facts have been established? Or is that too difficult a concept for you to grasp?

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    Mute Joey Jr Shabadoo
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    Nov 10th 2017, 6:20 PM

    @Dean Moriarity: Lol was that a joke? I hope so

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    Nov 10th 2017, 7:01 PM

    @Dermot Lane: Allahu Akbar

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    Mute Dave O Keeffe
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    Nov 10th 2017, 8:11 PM

    @Pepe Kekistani: allahu schizophrenia according to the BBC

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    Mute Dean Moriarity
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    Nov 10th 2017, 4:53 PM

    ‘The man who acted “deliberately” was not on a list of known extremists’

    He is now.

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    Mute Jason Ebbs
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    Nov 10th 2017, 5:07 PM

    @Dean Moriarity: my thoughts exactly. At some stage none of them where on the list.

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    Mute Dave O Keeffe
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    Nov 10th 2017, 5:09 PM

    @Jason Ebbs: previous drug related convictions and a possible history of mental health issues. May not have been ideological.

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    Mute Thought for Food
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    Nov 10th 2017, 5:18 PM

    @Dave O Keeffe:

    That doesn’t automatically exclude Islam. After all, the Quran does explicitly state that the sins of martyrs are absolved and radical Imams have been known to prey on young Muslims with mental health issues.

    More facts need to come to light before we can know for sure.

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    Nov 10th 2017, 5:42 PM

    @Thought for Food: which would probably be why I didn’t exclude any possibility in my comment.

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    Nov 10th 2017, 5:13 PM

    what good do any of them bring to Ireland?

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    Mute Dermot Lane
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    Nov 10th 2017, 5:41 PM

    @Christy Pop: cars? People? Bad drivers? Mentally ill people? Who or what are you talking about?

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    Mute Dave Murray
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    Nov 10th 2017, 4:50 PM

    Not again.

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    Mute Paddy
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    Nov 10th 2017, 5:04 PM

    @Dave Murray: yes again and it will unfortunately happen many more times! Can’t see an end to it sadly

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    Mute Dave O Keeffe
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    Nov 10th 2017, 5:12 PM

    @Paddy: known to police but not a known extremist seems a bit odd. He might just be insane but I’m not ruling anything out at this stage.

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    Nov 10th 2017, 4:53 PM

    Token ‘Religion of Peace’ comment in 3…2…1…

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    Mute Dean Moriarity
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    Nov 10th 2017, 4:54 PM

    **IRONY ALERT**

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    Nov 10th 2017, 4:56 PM

    @Dean Moriarity: BBC reporting “Police say the man is known for previous minor offences, notably drugs-related.”

    Sounds a little outside the typical description for an extremist, doesn’t it?

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    Nov 10th 2017, 4:57 PM

    @Guy Incognito: yet you were the first ..funny that ..

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    Nov 10th 2017, 5:01 PM

    @Declan __d: I’m but one man who got there first, I need no accolades.

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    Nov 10th 2017, 5:01 PM

    @Guy Incognito: Should read “token 2nd Religion of Peace comment in 3…2….1… since yours was the 1st.

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    Nov 10th 2017, 5:19 PM

    @Guy Incognito:

    Not necessarily, after all the perpetrators of the largest Islamic terror attack in history were on the drink and drugs before flying packed passenger jets into buildings.

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    Nov 10th 2017, 5:14 PM

    If they know enough to be able to say attackers name isn’t on any lists then why have they not released his name?

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    Nov 10th 2017, 5:44 PM

    @John Arc: because they need to investigate. Investigation works best when people aren’t tipped off that police are on the way.

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    Nov 10th 2017, 5:46 PM

    @Dave O Keeffe: “Investigation works best when people aren’t tipped off that police are on the way.”

    the attacker was arrested immediately after committing the attrocity.

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    Nov 10th 2017, 5:49 PM

    @John Arc: and if it was planned anybody that was involved would be tipped off by the name being announced, even if it wasn’t planned anybody that lived with him would be checking his computer etc. Stop being silly

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    Nov 10th 2017, 5:55 PM
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    Nov 10th 2017, 5:59 PM

    @Dave O Keeffe: “and if it was planned anybody that was involved would be tipped off by the name being announced”
    That makes absolutely no sense.

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    Nov 10th 2017, 6:47 PM

    @Chad Rockett: how so? It could be the trigger for other events

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    Nov 10th 2017, 4:54 PM

    Not on a known list of extremists….. makes a change.

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    Nov 10th 2017, 6:21 PM

    “Wasn’t on the list of known extremists” – biggest problem with that statement is they are usually on that list just once – post mortem

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    Mute Thought for Food
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    Nov 10th 2017, 5:11 PM

    Nobody needs a semi-automatic assault car. Ban them immediately.

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    Nov 10th 2017, 4:51 PM

    Ah those crazy Christians again!

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    Nov 10th 2017, 5:02 PM

    @Tomasz Kuchnik: Could very well be, since the driver has prior convictions for drug possession and such, but please, don’t wait for facts, I wouldn’t want to spoil your hate mongering

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    Nov 10th 2017, 5:05 PM

    @Larissa Caroline Nikolaus: its likely a muslim. This is their MO and they are known to hate education so attacking a college would fit their bill.

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    Nov 10th 2017, 5:06 PM

    @Tomasz Kuchnik: “The BFM news channel said the man was known to police for previous non-terror crimes and officers were checking reports he suffered from major psychological problems.”

    Look at that, waiting a few minutes for more details might have saved you looking like a tit

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    Nov 10th 2017, 5:09 PM

    @Larissa Caroline Nikolaus: No indication yet of the attacker’s religion, but to think that because he has previous convictions for drug possession makes him less likely to be a Muslim is ridiculously naive.

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    Nov 10th 2017, 5:23 PM

    @Chad Rockett: Larissa joked about the stabbing of wonen in Marseille recently. She a disgusting human. A feminist who hates women. Amazing stuff.

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    Nov 10th 2017, 5:51 PM

    @John Arc: Muslims hate education? that is such an ignorant, I’ll informed comment. I suggest you study history a bit. (Speaking of education, it should be ‘it’s)

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    Nov 10th 2017, 5:55 PM
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    Mute Tomasz Kuchnik
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    Nov 10th 2017, 6:10 PM

    @Guy Incognito: like a tit? Of course – all of them are not known for terrorism related activities until this one time finally happens you liberal naive :)

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    Nov 10th 2017, 6:56 PM

    @KingBen: that would be the male in her…

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    Nov 10th 2017, 7:36 PM

    @Dermot Lane: I’ll informed. Lol

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    Mute Dave O Keeffe
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    Nov 10th 2017, 7:59 PM

    @Tomasz Kuchnik: not true, most Islamic fundamentalist terrorists turn out to be on watchlists, which is stupid really. Why on watchlists instead of deportation lists

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    Nov 10th 2017, 9:08 PM

    @Declan __d: probably never

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    Nov 10th 2017, 6:07 PM

    Let me be the first to say that this has nothing, I repeat nothing to do with Islam. Muslims are all peaceful. A few people who aren’t “real” Muslims have been forced to do this by western imperialism bombing them. But it has nothing to do with Islam.

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    Nov 10th 2017, 6:13 PM

    @Don Shavago: sure.

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    Nov 10th 2017, 5:36 PM

    Dont care, just put the bullet in the head, one less of them the better.

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    Mute Dave O Keeffe
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    Nov 10th 2017, 5:45 PM

    @purple rain: humans?

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    Nov 10th 2017, 6:12 PM

    @Dave O Keeffe: nah these aren’t human.

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    Nov 10th 2017, 5:08 PM

    BTW, cars crash into people all over the globe every day and it’s not a news story. The Journal know well that an event like this with a headline phrased the way it is here will lead to plenty of clicks and a lot of bickering in the comments, meaning lots of lovely ad revenue.

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    Nov 10th 2017, 5:12 PM

    @Guy Incognito: this was not an accidental car crash this was deliberate attack.

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    Nov 10th 2017, 5:13 PM

    @Guy Incognito: How many cars are driven into people deliberately everyday and unless you’ve been living under a rock for the last number of years, quite a few Europeans have been killed by extremists using vehicles as weapons.

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    Nov 10th 2017, 5:49 PM
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    Nov 10th 2017, 6:01 PM

    @Adam O’Sullivan: Difference being, Limerick isn’t under a state of emergency as a result of Islamic terrorism.

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    Nov 10th 2017, 6:21 PM

    @Chad Rockett: neither is France

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    Nov 10th 2017, 6:25 PM

    @Dr Richard DeWitt: My mistake, it ended 9 days ago. More in name than nature though.

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    Nov 10th 2017, 8:07 PM

    @Chad Rockett: BBC are quoting other saying he’s schizophrenic and he told the police that voices in his head told him to do it. But that’s just BBC

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    Nov 10th 2017, 6:45 PM

    No one should be allowed purchase an assault car

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