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A French Dakar rally driver, Philippe Boutron, was injured Thursday, December 30, in the explosion of an assistance vehicle. Saudi authorities assure that this is not a criminal act.
Sunday January 2, at the start of the Dakar Rally raid race in Hail (Saudi Arabia), Philippe Boutron’s teammates paid tribute to him. The French pilot, hit in the legs in the accident of an assistance vehicle, should be repatriated to France in the coming hours. The vehicle exploded iThursday December 30, in Jeddah (Saudi Arabia), a few meters after leaving the hotel. Seriously injured, Philippe Boutron and the five other passengers were quickly able to escape.
Saudi authorities immediately opened an investigation. “We cannot rule out the malicious act, so we decided with the authorities to greatly increase the security measures on the rally. We have reinforced them at all levels and we are waiting to know what really happened. pass”, commented. For its part, the Saudi Ministry of the Interior speaks of his accident, and has ruled out any suspicion of a criminal order.