READ ALSO:One killed in car-ramming at Marseille bus stop, French police French forensic police search the site following the car-ramming incident in Marseille. Collomb said that of the around 17,400 people flagged by the intelligence services as radicals one third were believed to be mentally ill. Terrorism experts have long warned that the intense media coverage of jihadist violence could spur copycat attacks by mentally unstable individuals with a propensity for violence. The man, who had taken large quantities of medication, told the police he wanted to commit suicide. Collomb did not say how the authorities assessed the mental health of individuals on the watchlist.

Source: The Local August 22, 2017 13:07 UTC