Overview
- Police say a Citroën that entered Modena’s busy center Saturday struck pedestrians and cyclists before crashing into a shop window, after which the driver fled on foot with a knife and was subdued by passersby.
- Authorities report eight injured with four in serious condition, and at least one woman lost both legs; among the wounded are a German and a Polish citizen treated at area hospitals.
- The suspect, identified by media as 31-year-old Italian citizen Salim El Koudri, previously received mental-health care in 2022 and tested negative for psychotropic substances according to the prefect.
- Investigators who searched his home found no signs of ideological radicalization, and prosecutors continue to question him as the motive remains undetermined.
- President Sergio Mattarella and Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni visited victims Sunday, while a public vigil drew large crowds and a political fight over immigration and integration revived calls for stronger urban protections in pedestrian zones.