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Car crashes into crowd in Germany killing and injuring multiple people | Car crashes into crowd in Germany killing and injuring multiple people |
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Several people have been killed and others injured after a car drove into a crowd in the western German city of Munster. | Several people have been killed and others injured after a car drove into a crowd in the western German city of Munster. |
“There are several dead, probably including the suspect,” a German police spokeswoman said. | “There are several dead, probably including the suspect,” a German police spokeswoman said. |
Around 30 people are thought to have been injured in the incident, which took place near the Kiepenkerl statue in the city’s old town district. | |
German newspaper Bild reported three people had died. It showed pictures of where police had cordoned off an area of the city. | |
Police later said the driver had killed himself. | |
They said they were not looking for further suspects and expect the danger is over. | |
On Twitter, the police urged the public to “avoid the area near the Kiepenkerl pub” where a large-scale police operation is underway. | |
A security source told Reuters: “The scenario is such that an attack cannot be ruled out.” | A security source told Reuters: “The scenario is such that an attack cannot be ruled out.” |
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