Authorities say several people are in intensive care after a car hit pedestrians and cyclists. Photo: AP PHOTO

A driver has rammed into pedestrians and cyclists on France's Oleron island off its Atlantic coast, Interior Minister Laurent Nunez says and at least nine people were injured before he was arrested, according to local officials.

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The 35-year-old suspect shouted "Allahu Akbar" - Arabic for "God is greatest" - when arrested by police, local prosecutor Arnaud Laraize told Sud Ouest newspaper.

French media said the motive for the attack remained unclear and that the anti-terror

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