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A driver has rammed into a crowd of pedestrians and cyclists on a French island.

The incident took place on Ile d’Oleron, a quiet French island popular with tourists off the Atlantic coast.

Officials described the incident as a deliberate collision earlier today (November 5).

At least 10 people have been injured, with two left in a critical condition.

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The driver, a local man in his 30s, was arrested by gendarmes (French paramilitary officers).

A source told the Mirror that the alarm was raised shortly after 8.45am.

Dolus-d’Oleron mayor Thibault Brechkoff said multiple incidents took place in the towns of Saint Pierre and Dolus.

Mr Brechkoff told BFMTV the suspect shouted 'Allahu Akbar' when he was detaine

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