Car Plows into Crowd in Leipzig, Germany, Killing at Least Two
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A car plowed into a crowd in central Leipzig, Germany, killing at least two people and injuring others. Police arrested the driver, but the motive remains unknown. The incident is the latest in a series of vehicle attacks in Germany.
A serious incident occurred in the city center of Leipzig, eastern Germany, when a car plowed into a crowd of pedestrians, killing at least two people and injuring several others.
Leipzig police confirmed that the driver was arrested shortly afterward and is "no longer a threat," but did not provide further details on identity or motive. Emergency services were deployed and a mass casualty alert was declared.
According to initial reports, up to 20 people are believed to have been "affected" in the incident in the state of Saxony. The scene is on Grimmaische Strasse, a road leading to Leipzig's central shopping district.
Leipzig Mayor Burkhard Jung said at the scene: "We do not know what the motive is. We do not know anything about the perpetrator." He called on residents to remain calm and await the results of the investigation.
Leipzig radio reported that a damaged Volkswagen SUV with a person lying on the roof was seen speeding through a pedestrian area. Some witnesses said there were multiple bodies covered with blankets and a victim had been stabbed.
Leipzig is one of the largest cities in eastern Germany, with a population of around 630,000. The incident comes amid a series of car and knife attacks in Germany and other European countries in recent years, some with religious or political motives, others linked to mental health issues.
In December last year, a car attack on a Christmas market in Magdeburg (eastern Germany) killed several people. Earlier, a similar car attack at a union rally in Munich in February killed two people and injured more than 40 others.
