A Man Plowed His Car Into a Crowd in Italy, but He Has a Perfectly Good Explanation
Salim El Koudri drove his car into a crowd in Modena, Italy, resulting in severe injuries to several individuals. He attributed his actions to feelings of being marginalized and victimized by racism. The incident has sparked discussions about the responsibilities of immigrants and the responses of local authorities.
- ▪El Koudri's actions left two people with amputated legs and injured five others.
- ▪He claimed that his violent act was a response to being bullied and living in a racist environment.
- ▪The mayor of Modena defended El Koudri, stating that he could not be deported due to potential mistreatment in Morocco.
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A Man Plowed His Car Into a Crowd in Italy, but He Has a Perfectly Good Explanation Robert Spencer | 4:38 PM on May 21, 2026 Sandro Capatti/ANSA via AP Yes, okay, Salim El Koudri did drive his car into a crowd in Modena, Italy, last Saturday, maiming a couple of people for life (they both had to have their legs amputated) and injuring five others. But these are the days of compassion, the days when we know that the perpetrator of a crime has to be understood as articulating a grievance that we all must rush to assuage, and the era of empathy, when we don’t care nearly as much for amputated legs as we do for hurt feelings, if the legs are not attached to the right person and the feelings are.
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