Another vehicle-ramming attack in the city of Mannheim, Germany, claimed at least two lives and left several others wounded on Monday.
Police confirmed that a suspect has been taken into custody but stated that there is no indication of “a political background.”
According to a spokesperson for the interior ministry in Stuttgart, the suspect is a 40-year-old German man residing in the southwest state of Rhineland-Palatinate.
The incident, which occurred near a parade, left five people seriously injured, while five others sustained minor injuries.
In a statement, Mayor Eckart Würzner described the shocking images from Mannheim as “terrible,” adding, “Our thoughts are with the victims and their families.”
Würzner noted that this was the second time within a year that a neighbouring city had suffered such a tragic act of violence.
“It was inconceivable for us to celebrate a joyful carnival procession here in Heidelberg,” he said.
The attack follows a similar vehicle-ramming incident on 13th February in Munich, where two people were killed and dozens injured.
A 24-year-old Afghan national was arrested after targeting a trade union rally, with prosecutors suggesting he may have had an “extremist background.”
Last December, an SUV ploughed into a crowd at a Christmas market in Magdeburg, killing six people and injuring more than 200.
The driver, 50-year-old anti-Islam activist Taleb Al-Abdulmohsen, was arrested and now faces serious charges.
