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Car rams into crowd during parade in Volkmarsen, Germany, more than 10 people injured 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. 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.
Eyewitnesses told HNA that it sounded like the vehicle drove faster as it was approaching the crowd. The male driver was arrested at the scene, with police telling local media he is a 29-year-old German from the region.
The town was celebrating Rose Monday, a traditional event held annually on the Monday before the start of the Christian feast of Lent. A police spokesman said that the suspect drove his car into the crowd “deliberately,” according to newspaper Die Welt.However, the driver’s motives remain unclear.
All other carnivals in the state of Hesse have been cancelled as a “precaution” after the ramming incident, the police said on Twitter. Eyewitnesses told HNA that it sounded like the vehicle drove faster as it was approaching people.
The town was celebrating Rose Monday, a traditional event held annually on the Monday before the start of the Christian period of Lent. Volkmarsen has a population of around 6,800 people, of whom some 1,500 were expected to attend the parade.
All other carnivals in the state of Hesse have been cancelled as a “precautionary measure,” police said on Twitter, adding that they currently have no information about the possibility of similar ramming incidents taking place elsewhere in Germany.
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.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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