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| Several people injured after man drives car into crowd in Germany | Several people injured after man drives car into crowd in Germany |
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| A man has been arrested in Germany after driving his car into a crowd of people, injuring at least four, in what appears to have been an intentional attack directed at immigrants. | A man has been arrested in Germany after driving his car into a crowd of people, injuring at least four, in what appears to have been an intentional attack directed at immigrants. |
| Police said the 50-year-old driver of a silver Mercedes first attempted to hit a group of pedestrians in the western city of Bottrop shortly after midnight on Tuesday, but they were able to jump out of the way. | Police said the 50-year-old driver of a silver Mercedes first attempted to hit a group of pedestrians in the western city of Bottrop shortly after midnight on Tuesday, but they were able to jump out of the way. |
| The man, who was not named, then went into the city centre, where he drove into a crowd. Police said those hit by the car included Syrians and Afghans, and some were seriously injured. | The man, who was not named, then went into the city centre, where he drove into a crowd. Police said those hit by the car included Syrians and Afghans, and some were seriously injured. |
| The driver sped off towards the nearby city of Essen, where he tried and failed to hit people waiting at a bus stop before being arrested on suspicion of attempted homicide. Authorities said the driver made anti-immigrant comments during his arrest. | The driver sped off towards the nearby city of Essen, where he tried and failed to hit people waiting at a bus stop before being arrested on suspicion of attempted homicide. Authorities said the driver made anti-immigrant comments during his arrest. |
| “Investigating authorities are currently working on the assumption that this was a targeted attack, possibly motivated by the anti-foreigner views of the driver,” police said, adding that there were indications the suspect had a mental illness. | “Investigating authorities are currently working on the assumption that this was a targeted attack, possibly motivated by the anti-foreigner views of the driver,” police said, adding that there were indications the suspect had a mental illness. |
| Angela Lüttmann, a spokeswoman for Münster police, could not immediately confirm whether the driver was German, but she said he came from Essen. | Angela Lüttmann, a spokeswoman for Münster police, could not immediately confirm whether the driver was German, but she said he came from Essen. |
| In April 2018, a German man drove a van into a crowd in Münster, killing four people and injuring dozens. The driver, who had sought help for mental health issues in the weeks preceding the attack, then killed himself. | In April 2018, a German man drove a van into a crowd in Münster, killing four people and injuring dozens. The driver, who had sought help for mental health issues in the weeks preceding the attack, then killed himself. |
| In December 2016, a Tunisian man ploughed a truck into a busy Christmas market in Berlin, killing 12 people. The attack was later claimed by Islamic State. The driver, who fled the scene, was killed in a shootout with police in Italy. | In December 2016, a Tunisian man ploughed a truck into a busy Christmas market in Berlin, killing 12 people. The attack was later claimed by Islamic State. The driver, who fled the scene, was killed in a shootout with police in Italy. |
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