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| Car rammed German parade crowd in ‘attack’ injuring dozens, no sign was politically-motivated – police | |
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| A silver Mercedes was intentionally driven into a crowd during a parade in the central German town of Volksmarsen on Monday, according to police, injuring around 30 people. One suspect has been arrested. | |
| 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 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, with police telling local media he is a 29-year-old German from the region. | The male driver was arrested at the scene, with police telling local media he is a 29-year-old German from the region. |
| 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. | 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. |
| Meanwhile, Bild cites police as saying that although they assume it was an attack, there are no indications it was a politically motivated crime. | |
| Eyewitnesses told HNA that it sounded like the vehicle drove faster as it was approaching the people. | |
| Several of the victims sustained serious injuries, police said. | |
| 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. | 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. | 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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