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| Berlin 'car bomb' kills male driver in German capital | |
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| A suspected car bomb has killed a man driving through the German capital of Berlin. | A suspected car bomb has killed a man driving through the German capital of Berlin. |
| The explosion occurred around 8am local time in the western district of Charlottenburg. The driver reportedly died of serious injuries before an ambulance arrived. | The explosion occurred around 8am local time in the western district of Charlottenburg. The driver reportedly died of serious injuries before an ambulance arrived. |
| Carsten Mueller, the deputy chief spokesman for Berlin police, said that "investigators are working on the assumption that it was an explosive device" inside or on the vehicle which caused the blast. | Carsten Mueller, the deputy chief spokesman for Berlin police, said that "investigators are working on the assumption that it was an explosive device" inside or on the vehicle which caused the blast. |
| Berlin Police uploaded a picture of the wreckage of a silver VW Passat. The car's windows had been blown out and its front end smashed in. | Berlin Police uploaded a picture of the wreckage of a silver VW Passat. The car's windows had been blown out and its front end smashed in. |
| "Our investigators believe it was an explosive device that caused the vehicle to explode," they said on Twitter. | "Our investigators believe it was an explosive device that caused the vehicle to explode," they said on Twitter. |
| German police have sealed off the area and investigators checked the car for more explosives. They said the car posed no further risk. | |
| Investigators are concentrating on the possibility the explosion may be linked to organised crime, Kerstin Ziesmer, a police spokeswoman, said. | |
| She said police had identified the man who was killed, but declined to name him. | |
| In recent years, Berlin has seen a spate of violence linked to biker gangs involved in the drugs trade. | |
| Additional reporting by agencies |