11:28, 30-Mar-2018
On High Alert: Driver tries to hit a group of soldiers in French Alps
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A man driving a stolen car with fake license plates has tried to ram a group of soldiers out jogging in the French Alps, in the southeast of the country. French officials say four soldiers were targeted and a suspect is in custody. There were no injuries, and a local prosecutor said the incident was not terrorism-related.
The suspect was known to authorities for petty crime and had spent some time in prison. He was arrested about 15 kilometers north of the scene, drunk and passed out at the wheel. French authorities have been on high alert. Just a week ago, an Islamic extremist shot at police returning from jogging in southern France. He then took hostages in a supermarket in an attack that claimed four lives.