Man Rams Car Into Pedestrians In Heidelberg, Injuring Three; Attacker Shot By Police
In what may be the second vehicle-based terrorist attack in Germany in as many months, moments ago the AP reported that according to German police a man rammed his car into a pedestrian area in a central square in the city of Heidelberg, injuring three people, then fled and was shot after being tracked down by officers. Police spokesperson Anne Baas said one of the three people hit outside a bakery on Saturday afternoon was seriously injured. „Medien: Noch gibt es weder Alter oder Herkunft des #Heidelberg -Täters, aber schon vollständige Psychoanalysen.“ https://t.co/m1zwfp2PM9 — Hannes Kirmse ? (@HannesKirmse) February 25, 2017 The suspect fled and was then found by a police patrol, and was shot by an officer following a short standoff. He was taken to a hospital. Mann fährt in Heidelberg mit Auto in Fussgänger und wird auf der Flucht von der Polizei niedergeschossen. https://t.co/ha77o3Jxkz — 20 Minuten (@20min) February 25, 2017 There was no immediate word on the man’s possible motives, althought according to local media reports , the attacker was "mentally unstable." @APatzwahl Video zum #AmoklaufHeidelberg http://pic.twitter.com/zi4t4CfuRe — Andreas Patzwahl (@APatzwahl) February 25, 2017 If this is confirmed as a terrorist attack, it would be the second to take place precisely two months after a truck driver rammed into a Munich Christmas market, killing and injuring dozens of people.
February 25, 2017 at 01:39PM
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