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| Munster van crash: Driver 'was German national with psychological problems and no links to terrorism', says report | Munster van crash: Driver 'was German national with psychological problems and no links to terrorism', says report |
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| A man who drove a van into a group of people in the city of Munster in western Germany, killing at least three before shooting himself dead, is reportedly thought to have psychological problems. | A man who drove a van into a group of people in the city of Munster in western Germany, killing at least three before shooting himself dead, is reportedly thought to have psychological problems. |
| The German newspaper Sueddeutsche Zeitung said authorities believe there is no terrorist motive. | The German newspaper Sueddeutsche Zeitung said authorities believe there is no terrorist motive. |
| The driver is believed to be a middle-aged man who had psychological issues. | The driver is believed to be a middle-aged man who had psychological issues. |
| His apartment was being searched for possible explosives, the paper added, citing information it had obtained but giving no specific source. | His apartment was being searched for possible explosives, the paper added, citing information it had obtained but giving no specific source. |
| The vehicle ploughed into people sitting at tables outside the Grosser Kiepenkerl restaurant. | |
| "At 15.27 (13.27 GMT), a vehicle drove into the outside area of the restaurant... three people were killed, 20 injured, and six of those seriously injured," police spokesman Andreas Bode said. | |
| He added: "The perpetrator killed himself in the vehicle." | |
| Mr Bode said the identity of the perpetrator was not yet clear. | |
| Investigators were looking at the possibility that other suspects fled the scene, though they had no evidence this was the case, he added. | |
| "It is far too early to speak of an attack," Mr Bode said. | |
| "We have cordoned off the area widely. The crime scene investigators are checking out the crime scene, trying to identify, investigate and secure traces. That is our current task." |