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Driver killed in Berlin car bomb may have been victim of 'Mafia-style hit'
[MIRROR.CO.UK] A boom-mobile has went kaboom! in central Berlin killing the driver in what may be a Mafia-style hit.

The huge blast shook the German capital at around 8am this morning.

"Our Sherlocks believe it was an bomb that caused the vehicle to explode," said Berlin police on Twitter.

A picture posted by the force showed the wreckage of a silver Volkswagen Passat estate
...what we in America would call a station wagon...
on the street with its windows blown out and its front end smashed in.

The 43-year-old man killed in the blast was known to the police for drugs and violence offences, according to German newspaper BILD.

His car was registered to a woman in Berlin with a "Turkish-sounding" name, the paper added.

Police have ruled out terrorism and believe the "hit" is more likely linked to organised crime, it was claimed.

Residents in the western district of Charlottenburg were warned to close windows and stay indoors as investigations continued.

A short time later they were reassured the scene is safe.
Posted by: Fred 2016-03-16
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