Heidelberg attack: Man armed with knife shot after driving vehicle into pedestrians in Germany

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At least three people have been injured after a car drove into pedestrians a square in the middle of German city of Heidelberg.

The man, who was believed to have been carrying a knife, was shot after being tracked down by officers.

Police spokeswoman Anne Baas said one of the three people struck outside a bakery on Saturday afternoon was seriously injured.

The suspect fled and was then found by a police patrol, and was shot by an officer following a short stand-off.

He was taken to a hospital.

There was no immediate word on the man's possible motives or his origin.

Police said a terrorist background is not suspected and the man appears to have acted alone. 

In December 2016, 12 people were killed and 56 injured after a Tunisian man, Anis Amri, drove a truck into a Christmas market.

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