A man intentionally ploughed his car into a crowd outside a wine bar in northern France after an altercation early Saturday, killing one person and injuring five others, two of them critically, prosecutors told AFP. 00 am Saturday (0200 GMT). Five people were injured, and two of them are in critical condition.
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