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One dead, two injured in Heidelberg car attack | One dead, two injured in Heidelberg car attack |
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A man has died and two other people were hurt after a man drove into a pedestrian area in Heidelberg, Germany. | A man has died and two other people were hurt after a man drove into a pedestrian area in Heidelberg, Germany. |
The attacker, said to have been armed with a knife, was shot, injured and arrested by police in a brief standoff after fleeing the scene on foot. | The attacker, said to have been armed with a knife, was shot, injured and arrested by police in a brief standoff after fleeing the scene on foot. |
His motives are unclear, but there are no indications this was a terrorist attack, police say. | His motives are unclear, but there are no indications this was a terrorist attack, police say. |
In December an Islamist attacker drove a lorry into a Berlin Christmas market, killing 12 people and injuring 49. | In December an Islamist attacker drove a lorry into a Berlin Christmas market, killing 12 people and injuring 49. |
In Heidelberg the attacker, described by police as a 35-year-old German "without a migration background", drove what is thought to be a rental car into pedestrians in one of the city's central squares, injuring three people. One of them, a 73-year-old German man, later died in hospital. | In Heidelberg the attacker, described by police as a 35-year-old German "without a migration background", drove what is thought to be a rental car into pedestrians in one of the city's central squares, injuring three people. One of them, a 73-year-old German man, later died in hospital. |
The attacker then left the car but was tracked down, shot and seriously injured by police. | |
Police were unable to confirm local media reports that the attacker was mentally disturbed. He is thought to have acted alone. | Police were unable to confirm local media reports that the attacker was mentally disturbed. He is thought to have acted alone. |
The two injured people were a 32-year-old Austrian national and a 29-year-old Bosnian woman, police said. Their injuries are said to be minor and they have been discharged from hospital. | The two injured people were a 32-year-old Austrian national and a 29-year-old Bosnian woman, police said. Their injuries are said to be minor and they have been discharged from hospital. |