Motorist runs into policewoman guarding French presidential palace

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A policewoman guarding French President Francois Hollande's residence was injured when a driver deliberately hit her with his car late Wednesday night.

A source told France 24 that the officer tried to stop a car headed the wrong direction on a one-way street. The driver "looked into the policewoman's eyes" before plowing into her. Four people were inside of the car, and all fled on foot. Two 19-year-old males, including the driver, were arrested, and police are still searching for the other passengers, thought to be a man and a woman.

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Catherine Garcia, The Week US

Catherine Garcia is night editor for TheWeek.com. Her writing and reporting has appeared in Entertainment Weekly and EW.com, The New York Times, The Book of Jezebel, and other publications. A Southern California native, Catherine is a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.