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Heidelberg attack: Man armed with knife shot after driving vehicle into pedestrians in Germany Heidelberg attack: Man armed with knife shot after driving vehicle into pedestrians in Germany
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At least three people have been injured after a car drove into pedestrians a square in the middle of German city of Heidelberg. Three people have been injured, one of them seriously, after a car drove into pedestrians in German city of Heidelberg.
The man, who was believed to have been carrying a knife, was shot after being tracked down by officers. The male driver escaped the scene on foot and was later shot after being tracked down by officers, who were tipped off by the public. 
Police spokeswoman Anne Baas said one of the three people struck outside a bakery on Saturday afternoon was seriously injured. The man was carrying a knife, police said. 
The suspect fled and was then found by a police patrol, and was shot by an officer following a short stand-off. Following the short stand-off, he taken to hospital, where he is in a serious condition. 
He was taken to a hospital. Footage posted to social media showed a number of police officers with their sidearms drawn, and one shot can be heard.
There was no immediate word on the man's possible motives or his origin.There was no immediate word on the man's possible motives or his origin.
  Police said a terrorist background is not suspected and the man appears to have acted alone.
Police said a terrorist background is not suspected and the man appears to have acted alone.  The car is believed to be a rental. 
In December 2016, 12 people were killed and 56 injured after a Tunisian man, Anis Amri, drove a truck into a Christmas market.In December 2016, 12 people were killed and 56 injured after a Tunisian man, Anis Amri, drove a truck into a Christmas market.
More  follows... The attack raised questions about Angela Merkel's open door policy to refugees, which has caused huge contention in Germany. 
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