BERLIN (GERMANY) (ITALPRESS) – The driver of the car that crashed into the crowd in Mannheim has been arrested. This was reported by the “Bild” newspaper, pointing out that all road junctions leading out of the city are controlled by law enforcement. According to initial information relayed by German media, a black SUV sped down the pedestrian street leading to Paradeplatz, hitting passersby.
It is 2 killed and 14 wounded is the provisional toll of what German media say is still unclear whether it was an accident or an attack. The injury toll has thus fallen from the initial count of 25 people. According to confirmation by the minister of the interior of the federal state of Baden-Wurttemberg, Thomas Strobl, the driver of the car, a 40-year-old German resident of Rhineland-Palatinate, has been arrested.
Law enforcement officials prohibited passersby from approaching the area of the accident, which is located in the pedestrian zone leading to Paradeplatz. The driver
of the black SUV thrown into the crowd was arrested, again according to local police reports.
Il commento della premier Meloni
“I express my condolences for what happened in Mannheim. Our sympathy to those affected and their loved ones, best wishes to the injured and full solidarity to all of Germany. Attempts to destabilize democratic nations will not prevail and it is our commitment to keep our guard up against any form of violence,” Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said in a note.
Le parole di Friedrich Merz
German Christian Democratic Union (CHU) leader Friedrich Merz said he was “appalled” by the incident and called for the need to “do everything possible” to prevent such actions. “Germany must become a safe country again. We will work for this with the utmost determination,” Merz wrote on X.
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