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| Car rams into crowd during parade in Volkmarsen, Germany, more than 10 people injured | |
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| A silver Mercedes drove into a crowd during a parade in the central German town of Volksmarsen on Monday, according to police, injuring around a dozen people. | A silver Mercedes drove into a crowd during a parade in the central German town of Volksmarsen on Monday, according to police, injuring around a dozen people. |
| The incident unfolded at around 2:30pm local time during a Carnival procession in the town, when the silver station wagon ran through a barrier and plunged into the crowd, German media reports. The male driver was arrested at the scene, but it’s not clear if the incident was an accident or an attack. | |
| Eyewitnesses told HNA that it sounded like the vehicle drove faster as it was approaching the crowd. | |
| The town was celebrating Rose Monday, a traditional event held annually on the Monday before the start of the Christian feast of Lent. | |
| Police have cordoned off the area, and firefighters and ambulances are at the scene. | |
| The incident comes less than a week after a gunman carried out mass shootings at two hookah bars in Hanau, Germany, killing nine people. The suspect was later found dead at his home along with the body of his mother. | |
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