MANNHEIM, Germany: One individual was killed and a number of other have been injured when a automotive drove right into a crowd of individuals within the western German metropolis of Mannheim, a police spokesperson mentioned on Monday (Mar 3).
The automotive’s driver has been detained, however it’s unclear whether or not there are different suspects, the spokesperson added.
Police are interesting to the general public to keep away from the realm.
The incident occurred as crowds gathered in cities throughout western Germany’s Rhineland for parades to mark the carnival season.
A black SUV drove at excessive velocity into a gaggle of individuals, travelling from the centrally positioned Paradeplatz sq. in the direction of the town’s landmark water tower, native media reported.
Safety has been a key concern in Germany following a string of violent assaults in current weeks, together with deadly car rammings in Magdeburg in December and in Munich last month, in addition to a stabbing in Mannheim in Could 2024.
Police are on excessive alert for this yr’s carnival parades after social media accounts linked to the Islamic State militant group referred to as for assaults on the occasions in Cologne and Nuremberg.
