Posted on 03/03/2025 11:01:26 AM PST by SeekAndFind
MANNHEIM, Germany, March 3 (Reuters) - A car drove into a crowd in the western German city of Mannheim on Monday, killing at least two people and seriously injuring several others, overshadowing carnival celebrations in the region where police had been on alert for attacks. Police detained the car's driver and later said he had acted alone, with no broader threat seen for the public. The suspect is a 40-year-old German man from the neighbouring state of Rhineland-Palatinate who did not appear to be politically motivated, they said. People were seen lying on the ground at the scene and at least two were being resuscitated, a witness told Reuters.
It was unclear whether the driver acted deliberately or if there was any connection to Germany's carnival celebrations, which culminated on Rose Monday with a number of parades, although not in Mannheim, which held its main event on Sunday.
Police declined to comment on the suspect's identity, saying this was a focus of their investigation.
Security has been a key concern in Germany following a string of violent attacks in recent weeks, including deadly car rammings in Magdeburg in December and in Munich last month, as well as a stabbing in Mannheim in May 2024. Police were on high alert for this year's carnival parades after social media accounts linked to the Islamic State militant group called for attacks on the events in Cologne and Nuremberg.
German Interior Minister Nancy Faeser cancelled her attendance at the parade in Cologne on Monday, Germany's biggest, due to the events in Mannheim, a spokesperson for the minister said.
Rose Monday, the culmination of the annual carnival season celebrated in Germany's mainly Catholic western and southern regions, features parades of floats that often include comical or satirical references to current affairs.
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These car attacks are becoming more frequent in Germany.
According to The Telegraph (see here: http://h.co.uk/world-news/2025/03/03/mannheim-germany-suspected-attack-live/) :
Last month, a man drove a car into a trade union demonstration in the southern city of Munich, killing a two-year-old girl and her mother.
In December, a car-ramming attack targeted a Christmas market in the eastern city of Magdeburg, killing six people and wounding hundreds.
In August, three people were killed and eight injured in a knife attack in Solingen. The suspect was a suspected member of the Islamic State group.
The car did not drive. Someone drove the car
Was anyone driving the car?
“...police declined to comment on the suspect’s identity”
“...did not appear to be politically motivated”
Nothing to see here, move along.
Looking forward to the first time I see the headline,”Gun shoots 3 in holdup.” Instead of “Teen shoots 3 in holdup.”
How does a car drive itself?
Police declined to comment on the suspect’s identity, saying this was a focus of their investigation.
Dont forget they are looking for a motive also! ha ha ha ha ha ha what FN idiots blinded by thier own denial and stupidity. Here is a hint: moo-slim invaders
“ How does a car drive itself?”
In â European country especially Germany this is possible when the cover up of who was driving
What a pant load, Reuters! A “CAR” drove into a crowd? A “GERMAN” man was driving... appeared to be “POLITICALLY” motivated??? It was a muslim extremist who plowed into a crowd as an act of jihad!
Sure, they say *German man* but that doesn’t mean he’s not muslim.
I’ve seen that tactic so often where the MSM reports someone as a local person, when they are illegals.
They don’t want to admit that they are illegals because of optics, so they’d rather gaslight us into thinking it’s a normal American citizen.
By itself? You don’t say!
Correction “did not appear to be politically motivated”. “Unclear if it was related to celebration “ You mean ramadan, you worthless shills?
Will they Ban Cars ?
German man?
Don’t they mean Gerwoman man?
Can’t have that testosterone, you know.
Police detained the car's driver
Ooops, NM. My bad.
First day of Ramadan.
Mow down some infidels. Allah approves.
Opening Day
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