Statement from the organization: “Six were traveling in the car, the driver who will be repatriated to France undergo an emergency operation. Security measures have been strengthened along the route and at the bivouac”
While the Dakar has officially started with the prologue of cars and motorbikes, the investigations on the explosion of recent days which involved an assistance car and in which a French technician was seriously injured, do not stop. And for the first time, the organization of the Dakar also speaks of a “malicious act”, not excluding any matrix.
hypothesis attack
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The official statement of January 1, 2022 clarifies that six people were traveling in the car that exploded in Jeddah, five of whom were unharmed and the driver alone suffered serious injuries to his leg, “injuries that required immediate surgery”. The injured person is defined as improving and the statement underlines that the repatriation procedure in France has started. Regarding the reasons for the explosion, “the origins are still unknown. The Saudi police immediately launched the investigation, not excluding any possibility, including that of a malicious act ”. More than founded, therefore, the hypotheses of a terrorist attack emerged immediately after the fact.
dakar, maximum alert
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“In light of the facts and given the uncertainty surrounding the accident”, concludes the Dakar statement, “we decided with the Arab authorities to reinforce the entire security system already at work around the demonstration. The presence of safety vehicles will be strengthened along the route, in the bivouac and in other hospitality structures “. The race continues, and the alert rises.
January 1, 2021 (change January 1, 2021 | 17:36)
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