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| Murder investigation after 'car bomb' kills driver in Berlin | |
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| Berlin police have launched a murder inquiry after a driver died when an "explosive device" went off in a car. | |
| The explosion occurred as the car was moving through the western district of Charlottenburg, heading towards the city centre. It flipped the vehicle up in the air, officials said. | The explosion occurred as the car was moving through the western district of Charlottenburg, heading towards the city centre. It flipped the vehicle up in the air, officials said. |
| Police told residents in the area to close their windows and stay in the back of their apartments. | Police told residents in the area to close their windows and stay in the back of their apartments. |
| But bomb disposal teams later said there was no risk of more explosions. | But bomb disposal teams later said there was no risk of more explosions. |
| The explosion happened "in or on" the front part of the Volkswagen Passat as it travelled along the Bismarckstrasse during the morning rush hour, a police spokesman said. | |
| A spokesman for the prosecutor's office, Martin Steltner, said the assumption was that the authorities were dealing with a murder, local media reported (in German). | |
| Police said a homicide investigation was under way. | |
| "We can't say anything about the cause. We are at the beginning of our investigation," said Michael Merkle from Berlin police. | "We can't say anything about the cause. We are at the beginning of our investigation," said Michael Merkle from Berlin police. |
| "Forensic investigators are here, will carefully examine the car, everything will be examined. The homicide division is on site and will take over the further investigation." | "Forensic investigators are here, will carefully examine the car, everything will be examined. The homicide division is on site and will take over the further investigation." |
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