Several People Injured as Man Drives Car Into Crowd in Modena, Italy

Several people were injured as a man wielding a knife mowed a car into a crowd of pedestrians in the city centre of Modena, Italy.

UPDATE 1945: The suspected attacker has been identified as 31-year-old El Koudri Salim, a second generation migrant born in Seriate, Bergamo. He does not reportedly have a previous criminal record. According to Il Sole 24 Ore, a 55-year-old woman is in life threatening condition and a 55-year-old man is also in serious condition.

The original story continues as follows…

The Northern Italian city of Modena was struck by tragedy on Saturday, as a man, suspected to be from North Africa, drove a car at over a hundred miles an hour into innocent passersby on Via Emilia.

According to the local Gazzetta di Modena newspaper, the driver then abandoned the car and, while fleeing the scene, stabbed another pedestrian with a knife. Multiple brave good Samaritans then subdued the