Nanterre: driver crashes into prison entrance then sets vehicle on fire

On Tuesday morning in Nanterre, a driver deliberately crashed into an entrance of the prison facility before setting his vehicle on fire, creating a major incident at the prison gates.

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Quick intervention by emergency services prevented a disaster and the driver was arrested by law enforcement.

The exact circumstances of the act and the driver's motivations remain to be clarified by investigators.

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