At least one person has been killed and another 10 injured after a car rammed into a bus stop in northern France.
A make suspect has now been arrested in connection with the horror crash, police said.
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The car ramming has resulted in a major emergency response in Caen, in the Normandy region.
Local prefect David Claviere said seven of the injured were in a critical condition, while three sustained minor injuries.
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The shocking incident happened near an SNCF train station as those injured were waiting, according to newspaper Le Figaro.
The ramming happened after an initial argument in a bar, according to French broadcaster BFMTV.
Bruno Coutanceau, a top security official for Caen, said authorities were “not dealing with a terrorist motive”, but added that the investigation was in its early stages.
He told AFP those injured were mostly men between the ages of 17 and 40.
Mr Claviere alleged the car “deliberately drove into pedestrians in the street opposite the train station”.
The suspect is a 26-year-old Russian man, believed to be named Ibrahim I, according to Le Figaro.
The French newspaper also revealed he was driving a black German car.
He was later arrested around 12 miles away from the scene of the incident in port town of Ouistreham.
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The suspect was not previously known to intelligence services and the police had been aware of him “only for traffic offences”, Mr Claviere said.
Authorities have opened the investigation on suspicion of murder and aggravated assault with a weapon, he added.
A spokesman for the local administration of Calvados told the BBC that some of those injured were receiving treatment in the emergency ward of a nearby hospital.
Police sources have indicated the majority of those struck are believed to be foreign nationals from countries including Afghanistan, Egypt, and Bangladesh, according to Le Figaro.
Social media videos showed a large response from emergency authorities as crowds gathered near the scene.
Images show a police presence still in place around the tram stop.
A large cordon was seen to be in place.
Caen’s Specialised Crime Division will lead the urgent probe into the incident.
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