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Thibault Brechkoff<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\nA driver has rammed his car into pedestrians and cyclists on the Ile d’Ol\u00e9ron, off the west coast of France, leaving four people in a critical condition.<\/p>\n A local man in his mid-30s had deliberately driven into people and he was arrested after being immobilised with a stun gun, authorities said. <\/p>\n The man drove some distance between two villages on the island, mowing down several people including a young girl, the mayor of Dolus d’Ol\u00e9ron Thibault Brechkoff said.<\/p>\n He eventually abandoned his vehicle and tried to set fire to it before running away, Brechkoff said. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n The public prosecutor for La Rochelle, Arnaud Laraize, said the suspect was known to police and that he shouted “Allahu Akbar” (“God is greatest”) at the moment of his arrest.<\/p>\n Interior Minister Laurent Nu\u00f1ez said an inquiry had been opened into the incident and he was heading to the scene.<\/p>\n The incident took place around 08:45 (07:45 GMT), and local reports said gas canisters had been found in the back of the suspect’s car after he tried to set the vehicle alight.<\/p>\n Witnesses described seeing a series of incidents in several places on the island, including the villages of Dolus d’Ol\u00e9ron and Saint-Pierre-d’Ol\u00e9ron, which came to an end outside a bakery.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n