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| Fatal car crash on crowd in Austrian city of Graz | Fatal car crash on crowd in Austrian city of Graz |
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| At least three people are dead and dozens injured after a man drove his car into crowds in a square in Austria's second largest city of Graz. | At least three people are dead and dozens injured after a man drove his car into crowds in a square in Austria's second largest city of Graz. |
| The driver has been arrested, though police say there were no indications the attack was motivated by terrorism. | The driver has been arrested, though police say there were no indications the attack was motivated by terrorism. |
| Part of the city was sealed off, with large numbers of ambulances and helicopters sent to the scene. | Part of the city was sealed off, with large numbers of ambulances and helicopters sent to the scene. |
| The square in Graz was hosting an event related to the Austrian Formula 1 Grand Prix, which is being held nearby. | The square in Graz was hosting an event related to the Austrian Formula 1 Grand Prix, which is being held nearby. |
| The regional governor confirmed that three people had died and 34 were injured, some seriously. | The regional governor confirmed that three people had died and 34 were injured, some seriously. |
| Hermann Schuetzenhoefer told reporters that the suspect was a 26-year-old man who was "mentally unbalanced". | Hermann Schuetzenhoefer told reporters that the suspect was a 26-year-old man who was "mentally unbalanced". |
| "There is no explanation, there is no excuse," he added. Austrian Chancellor Werner Faymann also said he was deeply shocked by the incident. | "There is no explanation, there is no excuse," he added. Austrian Chancellor Werner Faymann also said he was deeply shocked by the incident. |
| Sixty ambulances and four helicopters were sent to the scene. | Sixty ambulances and four helicopters were sent to the scene. |
| Eyewitness Helmut Reinisch told the BBC he saw bodies lying on the ground "covered in blood," including a young boy. | Eyewitness Helmut Reinisch told the BBC he saw bodies lying on the ground "covered in blood," including a young boy. |
| He added that the car was travelling at least 100 km/h: "It was really horrible, everybody was shocked." | He added that the car was travelling at least 100 km/h: "It was really horrible, everybody was shocked." |
| The city's mayor, Siegfried Nagl, witnessed the incident. | The city's mayor, Siegfried Nagl, witnessed the incident. |
| "The driver deliberately drove into pedestrians. I myself saw a woman being run over," he told Kleine Zeitung newspaper. | "The driver deliberately drove into pedestrians. I myself saw a woman being run over," he told Kleine Zeitung newspaper. |
| Another witness described a lucky escape. | Another witness described a lucky escape. |
| "I was having cappuccino on the main square when people started screaming and then there was the loud noise coming from a car engine. I leapt to safety in a nearby arcade." | "I was having cappuccino on the main square when people started screaming and then there was the loud noise coming from a car engine. I leapt to safety in a nearby arcade." |
| The Austrian Grand Prix takes place this weekend in Spielberg, and it is thought that many of the city's emergency services had been deployed there. | The Austrian Grand Prix takes place this weekend in Spielberg, and it is thought that many of the city's emergency services had been deployed there. |
| The mayor has cancelled all city events in Graz and ordered black flags of mourning to be raised above municipal buildings, AP reports. | The mayor has cancelled all city events in Graz and ordered black flags of mourning to be raised above municipal buildings, AP reports. |
| There are unconfirmed reports that after crashing the man left the vehicle and attacked people with a knife. | There are unconfirmed reports that after crashing the man left the vehicle and attacked people with a knife. |