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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 moved through the western Charlottenburg district towards the centre. It flipped the vehicle into the air, police 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. |