Shoppers attacked with van in Nantes, France

fatdog said:
read the sky link it is an islamist attack it says so.
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An unnamed source said what :eek:

Witnesses and a police officer, the driver of the van reportedly shouted "Allah Akbar". However, about a possible claim the largest religious remains unclear. Indeed, these words were contradicted by the prosecutor.

"This cry is only a rumor, there is nothing to make the connection with the events of Dijon," confirmed Pierre-Henry Brandet, spokesman for the Interior Ministry.
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https://translate.google.com/transl...-blesses-au-marche-de-noel-3076473&edit-text=

Sky not even bothering to read the article they are citing before quoting select chunks. Shameful and far from unexpected.
 
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In all fairness, Christmas shoppers can be ****** irritating. A quick smack with a van is probably no less than most of them deserve.
 
Is this place turning into the bbc website? Or do people not think that folk read it as a separate entity??? :confused:
 
Uncle Petey said:
You do realise that the original article in the op doesn't state that and is referring to the incident in Dijon the other day?

Of course you don't.
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read the sky article

http://news.sky.com/story/1396409/france-11-injured-after-van-ploughs-into-market
Witnesses say the driver shouted "Allahu akbar" and stabbed himself nine times after crashing into a group of pedestrians.
21:26, UK,

A man driving a van has ploughed into a crowd at a Christmas market in Nantes, western France, injuring 11 people.

According to local newspaper Ouest France, citing a police officer and witnesses on the scene, the driver of the white van shouted "Allahu akbar" ("God is greatest" in Arabic) and stabbed himself with a knife.

The driver reportedly drove at a chalet serving hot wine in front of which several people were gathered, a witness said.

A local official said 11 people were injured, including the driver of the vehicle.

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A local official said five people were injured, including the driver

A source close to the investigation said the driver stabbed himself "at least nine times," causing himself serious injuries.
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I'm referring to the quote in the OP, which is what we had to go at the time of my comment.

Still, the validity of those witnesses has not been confirmed.

I love that you've been lurking and waiting to pounce on any comment in this thread though :D

#obsession
 
fatdog, my post was a translation of the French newspaper cited as the source, which clearly has the "allahu ackbar" thing dismissed as a rumour by the authorities.

I mean it doesn't fit within your agenda, but if you're going to hold up an article as fact then you kind of have to accept both sides of the arguments it presents.
 
Caged said:
fatdog, my post was a translation of the French newspaper cited as the source, which clearly has the "allahu ackbar" thing dismissed as a rumour by the authorities.

I mean it doesn't fit within your agenda, but if you're going to hold up an article as fact then you kind of have to accept both sides of the arguments it presents.
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The BBC is reporting the "Allahu Ackbar" bit now so it may be more than just a rumour.
 
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