At least twelve people were injured — four of them critically — after a car rammed into a crowd in the northern Italian city of Modena on Saturday. The driver, described by Italian media as a “highly intoxicated” man of North African descent, reportedly did not stop after the initial attack. According to RT and El País, he went on to stab at least one person before bystanders managed to subdue him.
Italian newspaper La Pressa reported that terrorism has not been ruled out as a motive, though early indications pointed toward an intoxicated individual rather than an organized attack. Norwegian outlet Dagbladet confirmed the multiple critical injuries. The investigation remains ongoing, and Italian authorities have yet to release an official statement on motive.
The attack adds to a growing list of vehicle-ramming incidents across Europe in recent years, each of which triggers immediate questions about public safety in pedestrian zones and the thin line between criminal acts and terrorism.
