Overview
- The Modena suspect who drove a Citroën into pedestrians and then stabbed a pursuer on Friday left eight people injured before citizens and police stopped him.
- Hospitals say four people remain in critical condition, including a woman who lost both legs, with patients treated in Modena and Bologna.
- El Koudri declined to answer magistrates on Sunday, and a custody‑validation hearing is scheduled for Monday with no terrorism charges filed so far.
- Investigators cite a history of psychiatric care and negative drug and alcohol tests and are analyzing seized devices to check for motives or links.
- President Sergio Mattarella and Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni visited the wounded as bystanders won praise and a request for valor medals, while political leaders split over immigration claims given the suspect’s Italian citizenship.