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PARIS - A driver deliberately slammed his car into crowds around the city of Lyon in southeastern France on Sunday, raising concerns at a time when Islamic extremists are calling for attacks in France.The Sunday night rampage came a day after a knife attack on police in another French town that counter-terrorist police are investigating. The government said the motive for Sunday s attack was unclear.The government stepped up security measures for police and other authorities.In Sunday s incident, police arrested the out-of-control driver after he injured at least 11 people, the Inte adidas campus rior Ministry said in a statement. .The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria ISIS group and other terrorist organizations have repeatedly called for attacks against France, notably because of the French military s participation in U.S.-led airstrikes in Iraq. Some extremists have specifically suggested that anyone angry at the French government could us airmaxplus e weapons easily at hand -- s adidas samba uch as cars or knives -- to stage lone wolf attacks. The Interior Ministry said the driver in Sunday s car attack, a 40-year-old driving a Renault Clio, was known to police for minor offenses in the 1990s.Police union official Michel Bonnet said on BFM television that some witnesses apparently heard the driver say Allahu Akbar, or God Is Great, and refer to the children of Palestine. But the Interior Ministry would not confirm that.In an indication of how seriously the government is taking the incident, Interi Mxeg Iran ignores U.S. request to return drone
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia On a history-making trip, President Barack Obama on Monday paid the first visit by an American leader to Myanmar and Cam stanley cup bodia, two Asian countries with troubled histories, one on the mend and the other still a cause of concern.Obama s fast-paced, pre-Thanksgiving trip vividly illustrated the different paths the regional neighbors are taking to overcome legacies of violence, poverty and repression.Cheered by massive flag-waving crowds, Obama offered long-isolated Myanmar a hand of friendship as it rapidly embraces democratic reforms. Hours later, he arrived in Cambodia to little fanfare, then pointedly criticized the country s strongman leader on the issue of human rights during a tense meeting.Controversial Burma visit not an endorsement of its gove stanley cup rnment, Obama saysObama makes historic stop in BurmaObama was an early champion of Myanmar s sudden transformation to civilian rule following a half-century of military dictatorship. He s rewarded the country, also known as Burma, with eased eco stanley becher nomic penalties, increased U.S. investment and now a presidential visit, in part to show other nations the benefits of pursuing similar reforms. You re taking a journey that has the potential to inspire so many people, Obama said during a speech at Myanmar s University of Yangon.The Cambodians are among those Obama is hoping will be motivated. White House officials said he held up Myanmar, a once-pariah state, as a benchmark during his private meeting Monday evening
PARIS - A driver deliberately slammed his car into crowds around the city of Lyon in southeastern France on Sunday, raising concerns at a time when Islamic extremists are calling for attacks in France.The Sunday night rampage came a day after a knife attack on police in another French town that counter-terrorist police are investigating. The government said the motive for Sunday s attack was unclear.The government stepped up security measures for police and other authorities.In Sunday s incident, police arrested the out-of-control driver after he injured at least 11 people, the Inte adidas campus rior Ministry said in a statement. .The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria ISIS group and other terrorist organizations have repeatedly called for attacks against France, notably because of the French military s participation in U.S.-led airstrikes in Iraq. Some extremists have specifically suggested that anyone angry at the French government could us airmaxplus e weapons easily at hand -- s adidas samba uch as cars or knives -- to stage lone wolf attacks. The Interior Ministry said the driver in Sunday s car attack, a 40-year-old driving a Renault Clio, was known to police for minor offenses in the 1990s.Police union official Michel Bonnet said on BFM television that some witnesses apparently heard the driver say Allahu Akbar, or God Is Great, and refer to the children of Palestine. But the Interior Ministry would not confirm that.In an indication of how seriously the government is taking the incident, Interi Mxeg Iran ignores U.S. request to return drone
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia On a history-making trip, President Barack Obama on Monday paid the first visit by an American leader to Myanmar and Cam stanley cup bodia, two Asian countries with troubled histories, one on the mend and the other still a cause of concern.Obama s fast-paced, pre-Thanksgiving trip vividly illustrated the different paths the regional neighbors are taking to overcome legacies of violence, poverty and repression.Cheered by massive flag-waving crowds, Obama offered long-isolated Myanmar a hand of friendship as it rapidly embraces democratic reforms. Hours later, he arrived in Cambodia to little fanfare, then pointedly criticized the country s strongman leader on the issue of human rights during a tense meeting.Controversial Burma visit not an endorsement of its gove stanley cup rnment, Obama saysObama makes historic stop in BurmaObama was an early champion of Myanmar s sudden transformation to civilian rule following a half-century of military dictatorship. He s rewarded the country, also known as Burma, with eased eco stanley becher nomic penalties, increased U.S. investment and now a presidential visit, in part to show other nations the benefits of pursuing similar reforms. You re taking a journey that has the potential to inspire so many people, Obama said during a speech at Myanmar s University of Yangon.The Cambodians are among those Obama is hoping will be motivated. White House officials said he held up Myanmar, a once-pariah state, as a benchmark during his private meeting Monday evening
