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A soldier was injured when the car rushed towards the group of four in Valence, Southern France.

The driver of the car sustained serious bullet wounds in the chaos and was taken to hospital for treatment.

A stray bullet also injured a passer-by after hitting their leg according to the town’s mayor, Nicolas Daragon.

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He told iTele TV the driver’s identity, motives and psychiatric state were not yet known.

French paper Le Dauphine said the soldiers shot the man at approximately 2.50pm after he drove at them with his car.

An investigation is now underway. It is understood that prayers will continue at the mosque this afternoon as planned.

Mr Daragon told Le Dauphine: ”This is an unspeakable attack. We are all extremely shocked.

“This mosque is quiet, gentle and carefree I want to lend my support to military and greet their composure.”

The secretary-general of the prosecutor’s office, Frederic Ouisea, spoke to iTele TV about the investigation.

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And he warned that the authorities must be “extremely prudent about the motive” of the attack.

France is on high alert after the Nov. 13 Paris attacks that killed 130 people.

The soldiers are part of the reinforced security guarding places of worship and other sensitive sites.