‘No terror link’ as drivers injure 23

Two rampaging drivers who injured a total of 23 people in nearly identical incidents in France were apparently mentally ill and the attacks are unlikely to be linked to terrorism, government officials have said.

‘No terror link’ as drivers injure 23

However, counter-terrorism investigators are probing the first of three attacks in recent days — the stabbing of police officers that left the suspect dead.

Prime Minister Manuel Valls said there were no indications the car rampages in Nantes and Dijon were linked, but he understood people were worried.

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