Another week, another vehicular attack on Europeans.
Modena, in Italy, was visited by a tragedy that is becoming very common: several people were injured when a car drove into pedestrians, according to police.
After hitting several people, the driver, a man in his 30s identified in social media as ‘Moroccan’, crashed into a shop window.
The he got out and stabbed a person trying to restrain him.
🇮🇹 #Modena, #Italy (UPDATE) — A driver deliberately plowed his Citroën car into pedestrians at full speed in the city centre, then jumped out and stabbed a man trying to stop him.
At least 8 injured, 4 critically (one woman lost both legs on impact). Suspect — 31-year-old, Salim… pic.twitter.com/BrPXZ9YnG4
— Leanne (@LeanneSpurs) May 16, 2026
The Telegraph reported:
“The suspect, who was described as ‘highly intoxicated’, was subdued by bystanders and arrested by police. At least eight people were injured, with at least four left in critical condition, the authorities said. A woman was reported to have lost her legs in the car ramming.
Luca Signorelli, a witness, told local media: ‘He [the driver] ran away. So, I chased him, and in the meantime, four or five other people followed me. He disappeared behind a pile of cars and then popped back out with a knife in his hand’.”
Modena, Italy – Chaos in the city center: 31‑year‑old economics graduate Salim El Koudri plowed into six pedestrians, then fled and stabbed the passerby who stopped him; 7 injured, multiple video clips show the suspect during the attack and arrest, he is now under police… https://t.co/pSv2cvFWOE pic.twitter.com/vTrTbhKdIE
— GeoTechWar (@geotechwar) May 16, 2026
“Massimo Mezzetti, Modena’s mayor, said the driver was an Italian national born in Bergamo, of North African origin, and a resident of the Modena area. ‘We are trying to find out more details’, he added.
Mr. Mezzetti said: ‘It seems [the driver] deliberately drove onto the sidewalk, hitting several people and crashing into a shop window. He then got out of his car and brandished a knife. Some citizens chased and captured the fugitive, handing him over to law enforcement. He was armed with a knife. It took courage and great civic sense. I thank them’.”
BREAKING:
Suspected terror attack in Modena, Italy.
A 2nd-generation North African migrant has rammed a crowd of people. He then got out of the car & stabbed people.
Unofficial sources speak of 2 dead & 8 seriously wounded. A woman was seen on the ground with both legs missing pic.twitter.com/vS1e19jjDw
— Visegrád 24 (@visegrad24) May 16, 2026
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