Man rams van into Christmas market in France


  • World
  • Tuesday, 23 Dec 2014

Police and rescue crews are seen near a Christmas market where a man drove a small van into a crowd, injuring ten people, including five seriously wounded, according to French media, in Nantes December 22, 2014. REUTERS/Stephane Mahe ATTENTION EDITORS FRENCH LAW REQUIRES THAT CAR REGISTRATION PLATES ARE MASKED IN PUBLICATION WITHIN FRANCE

NANTES, France (Reuters) - A man ploughed a van into a crowded Christmas market in Nantes in western France on Monday, injuring at least 10 people in the country's third violent attack in as many days.

The driver, who authorities said stabbed himself after the crash, and four people were badly injured, with one of the victims in critical condition, local officials said.

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