Modena car-ramming suspect not linked to terror groups, Italian minister says
A car-ramming incident in Modena, Italy, resulted in injuries to eight people, with four in serious condition. The suspect, Salim El Koudri, has no known ties to terrorist groups, according to Interior Minister Matteo Piantedosi. El Koudri has been diagnosed with a mental health disorder and expressed dissatisfaction with his life circumstances.
- ▪The suspect drove into a crowd, injuring eight people, four seriously.
- ▪Interior Minister Matteo Piantedosi stated there are no links to terrorist groups.
- ▪El Koudri attempted to flee and stabbed one of the bystanders who tried to stop him.
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Modena car-ramming suspect not linked to terror groups, Italian minister saysSign up now: Get ST's newsletters delivered to your inboxPublished May 18, 2026, 06:38 PMUpdated May 18, 2026, 06:38 PMMILAN, May 18 - A man who drove a car into a crowd in the northern Italian city of Modena on Saturday, injuring eight people, four of them seriously, appears to have no links to any terrorist groups, Interior Minister Matteo Piantedosi said in a newspaper interview on Monday.• Salim El Koudri, a 31-year-old Italian man of Moroccan origin, attempted to flee and stabbed one of three people who tried to stop him, before being arrested by police.• "At this stage, there are no indications of structured Islamist radicalisation and he does not appear to be linked to fundamentalist propaganda networks,"…
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