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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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| Three people have been injured, one of them seriously, after a car was driven into pedestrians in the German city of Heidelberg. | Three people have been injured, one of them seriously, after a car was driven into pedestrians in the German city of Heidelberg. |
| The driver escaped the scene on foot and was later shot after being tracked down by officers, who were tipped off by the public. | The driver escaped the scene on foot and was later shot after being tracked down by officers, who were tipped off by the public. |
| The man was carrying a knife, police said. | The man was carrying a knife, police said. |
| Following the short stand-off, he was taken to hospital, where he is in serious condition. | Following the short stand-off, he was taken to hospital, where he is in serious condition. |
| Footage posted to social media showed a number of police officers with their sidearms drawn, and one shot can be heard. | Footage posted to social media showed a number of police officers with their sidearms drawn, and one shot can be heard. |
| Later, photos posted to Twitter showed forensic officers at the car, which came to a stop outside a bakery. | Later, photos posted to Twitter showed forensic officers at the car, which came to a stop outside a bakery. |
| 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. | |
| Later in the evening, the Polizei Mannheim Twitter account confirmed there was no search for a second suspect. | |
| The car is believed to be a rental. | 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. |
| The attack raised questions about Angela Merkel's open door policy to refugees, which has caused huge contention in Germany. | The attack raised questions about Angela Merkel's open door policy to refugees, which has caused huge contention in Germany. |