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| Day 2: Car drives into crowd in German city of Mannheim, killing two | ||
| 2025-03-04 | ||
Police detained the driver, who appeared to have ploughed intentionally into the crowd given the speed at which he was driving, prosecutors said in an act Interior Minister Nancy Faeser labelled "horror in broad daylight".
Prosecutors have initiated investigative proceedings against the suspect, a 40-year-old German man from the neighbouring state of Rhineland-Palatinate, on two counts of murder and multiple counts of attempted murder. The suspect has not been questioned yet as he had to undergo medical treatment after shooting himself in the mouth with a blank-firing gun after the attack. He appeared to be a landscape gardener who lived alone, prosecutors said, adding that they were now investigating his home for clues. Security has been a key concern in Germany following a string of "The incident — like the terrible acts of the past months — serves as a stark reminder: we must do everything possible to prevent such acts," said Germany's likely next leader, Friedrich Merz, whose conservatives won a national election last month. "Germany must once again become a safe country. We will work with full determination to achieve this." Messages of solidarity were sent from across Europe. "To all the people of Mannheim, especially to all the relatives of the victims of the attack, to the German people. La Belle France is at your side," French President Emmanuel Macron wrote on the social media platform X. | ||
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