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| German man, 73, dies after car driven into pedestrians in Heidelberg | German man, 73, dies after car driven into pedestrians in Heidelberg |
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| A 73-year-old man died and two others were injured after a man drove a car into pedestrians in a square in the centre of Heidelberg. | A 73-year-old man died and two others were injured after a man drove a car into pedestrians in a square in the centre of Heidelberg. |
| The attacker, who was armed with a knife, fled before being surrounded by police in the south-western German town. | |
| After a stand-off, the man was shot once by an officer, according to video of the incident posted on social media, then taken to hospital. | After a stand-off, the man was shot once by an officer, according to video of the incident posted on social media, then taken to hospital. |
| On Saturday night, Mannheim police said the man suspected of carrying out the attack was a 35-year-old German, and that they did not suspect any terrorist motive. | On Saturday night, Mannheim police said the man suspected of carrying out the attack was a 35-year-old German, and that they did not suspect any terrorist motive. |
| Witnesses told the Rhein-Neckar-Zeitung newspaper that the black Opel car had been waiting at a red light near Bismarckplatz, a busy area in the centre of Heidelberg. | Witnesses told the Rhein-Neckar-Zeitung newspaper that the black Opel car had been waiting at a red light near Bismarckplatz, a busy area in the centre of Heidelberg. |
| After the lights turned green, the car was driven directly at a crowd in a pedestrianised zone near a busy tram and bus stop, outside a Grimminger bakery. The car hit three people then struck a pillar, but was not going fast enough to trip the airbag. | After the lights turned green, the car was driven directly at a crowd in a pedestrianised zone near a busy tram and bus stop, outside a Grimminger bakery. The car hit three people then struck a pillar, but was not going fast enough to trip the airbag. |
| The driver got out and ran away from the tram station carrying a knife, but was spotted by bystanders who alerted the police. Officers trapped the man near the entrance to a shopping complex and ordered him to drop the knife, but, according to local media, he refused and was shot. | |
| Mannheim police said in a statement last night: “Shortly before 4pm, a suspect drove into a group of people in Bismarckplatz in Heidelberg in front of a local bakery branch. | Mannheim police said in a statement last night: “Shortly before 4pm, a suspect drove into a group of people in Bismarckplatz in Heidelberg in front of a local bakery branch. |
| “This injured three people, one of them seriously. Afterwards, the suspect climbed out of the vehicle and moved away on foot, armed with a knife, towards Bergheimer Straße. | “This injured three people, one of them seriously. Afterwards, the suspect climbed out of the vehicle and moved away on foot, armed with a knife, towards Bergheimer Straße. |
| “In front of the Altes Hallenbad, he was identified by a police patrol on the advice of passersby. During the arrest, the police officers used firearms.” | |
| Later, police said: “The person who was initially seriously injured died at 6pm in a Heidelberg clinic. He was a 73-year-old German national.” | Later, police said: “The person who was initially seriously injured died at 6pm in a Heidelberg clinic. He was a 73-year-old German national.” |
| The police said the two other injured people were a 32-year-old Austrian man and a 29-year-old woman from Bosnia-Herzegovina. They received treatment at the scene and were discharged. | The police said the two other injured people were a 32-year-old Austrian man and a 29-year-old woman from Bosnia-Herzegovina. They received treatment at the scene and were discharged. |
| “The suspect is a 35-year-old German,” the police said, who was receiving treatment for his gunshot wounds. | “The suspect is a 35-year-old German,” the police said, who was receiving treatment for his gunshot wounds. |
| “According to the current investigation, there are no indications of a terrorist background.” | “According to the current investigation, there are no indications of a terrorist background.” |
| After persistent speculation that the German suspect was a naturalised immigrant, Mannheim police tweeted: “And now for everyone - a German WITHOUT a migration background” | After persistent speculation that the German suspect was a naturalised immigrant, Mannheim police tweeted: “And now for everyone - a German WITHOUT a migration background” |
| Officers wearing forensic bodysuits examined the car, discovering a bag and a suitcase. | |
| Germany has been on high alert since a truck ploughed into a crowded Christmas market in Berlin in December, killing 12 people. A Tunisian suspect was shot dead days later by police in Italy. | Germany has been on high alert since a truck ploughed into a crowded Christmas market in Berlin in December, killing 12 people. A Tunisian suspect was shot dead days later by police in Italy. |
| • This article was amended on 27 February 2017. An earlier version said the suspect was arrested at the entrance to a swimming pool. The Altes Hallenbad was a bath house until 1981 but now accommodates a hotel, supermarket and restaurants. |