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A look at vehicle-ramming cases worldwide in recent history

In Leipzig, Germany, a driver plowed into a busy shopping area, killing two people and injuring three others

The Independent UK · May 4

France charges 18-year-old for planning attacks in first 'Incel' terrorism case

An 18-year-old man suspected of planning attacks against women has been charged by France’s anti-terrorism prosecutors in the country’s first case to be exclusively linked to the “incel” movement.

Radio France Internationale · Jul 2, 2025

A look at vehicle ramming attacks across the globe

An SUV crashed into a crowd at a Filipino heritage festival in Vancouver over the weekend, killing 11 people and injuring dozens of others in the latest bloody car ramming attack across the globe

The Independent UK · Apr 29, 2025

German Christmas market ramming is the latest attack to use vehicles as deadly weapons

Police are treating a car-ramming at a Christmas market in Germany that killed at least five people as an attack

The Independent UK · Dec 21, 2024

Why mental health and neurodivergence should not be used to explain incel violence

In recent years, incidents of violence by ‘involuntary celibates’ (incels) have raised questions about the risks and worldview of those who espouse incel beliefs. In 2022, a Canadian Parliament standing committee explored the connections of incel violence to threats of extremism.

The Conversation · Jul 2, 2024

First official study reveals what creates incels

Research has found they are more likely to believe they are inferior

The Independent UK · Oct 25, 2023

Canadian driver faces murder charges in ramming, 2 killed

A 38-year-old Canadian man is facing murder charges after a pickup truck rammed into pedestrians, killing two men and injuring nine other people walking beside a road

The Independent UK · Mar 14, 2023

2 dead, 9 injured after truck hits pedestrians in Quebec

Authorities in Canada say two men have died after a pickup truck plowed into pedestrians who were walking beside a road in Quebec

The Independent UK · Mar 14, 2023

Probing the mind of an incel

Researchers sought to determine whether experiencing unwanted celibacy is linked to misogyny among men

Salon · Oct 12, 2022

Self-described incel pleads guilty to plot to kill thousands of women at Ohio State

Tres Genco, 22, said in writings that he planned to kill women out of “hatred, jealousy, and revenge”

The Independent UK · Oct 12, 2022