Police have detained a man in Grenoble after a group of soldiers were almost hit by a car while jogging near their barracks in south-eastern France.

Soldiers of the 93rd Mountain Artillery Regiment managed to avoid the oncoming vehicle in Varces-Allières-et-Risset.

The driver shouted in Arabic at the soldiers before the attack, and sped off afterwards in what reports said was a Peugeot 208 with fake number plates.

Reports suggest a woman was also in the car. No-one was harmed.

Police tweeted to say a man had been detained in a Grenoble market after a search operation.

In a separate tweet, police said they had also arrested the owner of the car in Échirolles, a suburb south of Grenoble.

The 10 soldiers managed to get out of the way of the car, which sped off after the attack.

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