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Murder investigation after car bomb kills driver in Berlin Murder investigation after car bomb kills driver in Berlin
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Berlin police have launched a murder inquiry after car bomb exploded in a travelling vehicle, killing the driver.Berlin police have launched a murder inquiry after car bomb exploded in a travelling vehicle, killing the driver.
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 moved through the western Charlottenburg district towards the centre. It flipped the vehicle into the air, police said.
They have identified the victim as a 43-year-old man of immigrant background.
Officials believe the blast was linked to organised crime and say there is no evidence of any link with terrorism.
However they do not know if the driver of the car was the intended target, a police spokesman said, quoted by German media.
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.
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.
"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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