### [2026-05-16](/feed/2026/05/16/index.md)

##### 2026 Modena car-ramming attack
# Eight people are injured, including four seriously, in a vehicle-ramming and stabbing attack in Modena, Emilia-Romagna, Italy. The perpetrator is arrested. 




### Sources:

1. [Reuters](https://www.reuters.com/world/car-rams-into-people-italian-city-modena-media-say-2026-05-16/)

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