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Heidelberg car attack injures three | |
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Three people have been injured in the German city of Heidelberg after a man drove a car into a pedestrian area. | Three people have been injured in the German city of Heidelberg after a man drove a car into a pedestrian area. |
The attacker, who was believed to have been armed with a knife, was shot and injured by police in a brief standoff after fleeing the scene on foot. | |
His motives are unclear, but terrorism is not suspected and he is thought to have acted alone, police say. | |
In December an Islamist attacker drove a lorry into a Berlin Christmas market, killing 12 people and injuring 49. | |
In Heidelberg the attacker drove what is thought to be a rental car into pedestrians in one of the city's central squares, injuring three people, one of whom is said to be in a serious condition. | |
He then left the car but was tracked down and shot by police near an old swimming pool. | |
Police were unable to confirm local media reports that the attacker was mentally disturbed. |