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Two Men Killed, One Woman Injured in Cholet Commune in Western France, Report Says

© AFP 2023 / PASCAL GUYOTA photo taken on January 22, 2015 in Beziers, southern France, shows the beacon of a vehicle of the French municipal police
A photo taken on January 22, 2015 in Beziers, southern France, shows the beacon of a vehicle of the French municipal police - Sputnik International
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MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Two men were killed and one woman was seriously injured in the commune of Cholet in France's western department of Maine-et-Loire, the BFMTV broadcaster reported on Saturday, citing police sources.

Those killed were found in the middle of the street with their heads bruised. The woman, who is the wife of one of the deceased, was urgently hospitalized, the broadcaster said.

The 83-year-old man was helicoptered to a hospital but died during transportation. His wife, aged 81, was also taken to hospital but her condition is still unknown. The second man, said to be "in his fifties", died due to the injuries, police said, as quoted by the broadcaster.

The suspect, a 35-year-old man, was detained by law enforcement forces at his place of residence. According to preliminary data, he was known to the police in criminal cases.

The motives for the crime are still unknown, the broadcaster added.

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