At the very least Two People Were Killed and Several Injured on Monday as a Car Drove Into a Pedestrian Zone in the Western City of Mannheim, Authorities Said.
Police Said a Suspect Was in Custody, Adding that it was uncertain If Others Had Been included.
Several Cities Across Germany Were Holding Parades on Monday to Mark theCarnival Season Mannheim’s Main Parade Took Place on Sunday.
German Interior Minister Nancy Faeser Canceled Her Participation in A Carnival Parade in Cologne and Was Being Briefed On The Incident, AMinistry Spokesper Said
“The Rescue of Human Lives, Care of the Injured and the Initial Investigations by the Authorities in Mannheim Are now the priority,” The Spokesper Added.
What we understand regarding the auto ramming
The Incident Took Place at Paradeplatz, A Major Square in the Downtown Area, at Around Noon.
A Black SUV Drove At High SpeedInto A Crowd Close to Where A Carnival Market was Held, According to the Mannheim 24 News Website.
State Interior Minister Thomas Strobl Said the Driver was a 40-year-old German male.
After detaining the Suspect, Police Said that “at the Current Stage of the Investigation, there is no SuSpicion of a Political Background.”
Police Initally Announced That One Person Had Been Killed in theIncident Strobl Later Raized the Death Toll toTwo
Authorities Sent to Alert on the Katwarn App To Tell the Public in Mannheim to Avoid theCity Center The application is made use of by Officials toCommunicate Information About Major Emergencies
The Mannheim University Hospital Said It Had Implemented to Emergency Plan in Case of a feasible mass Casualty Incident, According to the dpa News Agency.
Authorities have actually not identified the event as an Attack.
Car Rammings in Germany
In Recent Months, Two Major Attacks Involved Vehicles Hitting Crowds inGerman Cities
Monday’s Incident Comes Just Weeks After Two People Were Killed in A Car Ramming inMunich Prosecutors Said the Suspect, that was recognized as an Afghan Seeking Asylum in Germany, Seemed to have an Islamist concepts.
In December, an auto drove right into a Christmas market in the Eastern City of Magdeburg, Killing Six People and Injuring 200. The Suspect was a Saudi Doctor Who Expressed Anti-Muslim Views and Support for the Far-Right Alternative for Germany (AfD) Party.
Edited by: Jenipher Camino Gonzales
