Salim El Koudri Injures 8 in Modena Car Rampage as Police Probe Motive

9 articles · Updated · The Associated Press · May 16

Eight pedestrians were injured in Modena on Saturday, four critically, after Salim El Koudri drove onto a main street sidewalk and into a shop window before being detained.
Investigators said the 31-year-old tried to flee after the crash, was stopped by bystanders and police, and is being questioned over whether the act was deliberate.
Authorities said no immediate signs of drugs or alcohol emerged, no extremist links have been found, and a search of his home is part of the inquiry.
Modena officials said El Koudri was known to mental health services for schizoid disorders, though they stressed any link between mental instability and the attack remains unverified.
One woman had both legs amputated after being pinned against a shop window, underscoring the severity of an incident Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni called "extremely serious."

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