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A car drove into a crowd in the southern German city of Stuttgart on Friday, May 2, injuring several people, emergency services said. Stuttgart police said on their X account that “a car has driven into a group of people” in the central Olgaeck area while the fire service said on its account that there were “several hurt, including some seriously injured.”
Police soon added that there were “no indications of an attack” after a car drove into a crowd in the city centre, injuring several. “Based on our current investigations (…) our colleagues at the scene believe this was a tragic accident,” the police force said in a statement on its X account. Police have warned people to avoid Stuttgart’s city center, and said that there was severe disruption to traffic.
A police spokeswoman told AFP that “at around 5:50 pm a black G-class Mercedes drove into a group of people” and that “the driver was arrested.”
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German security services are on high alert following several deadly car-ramming attacks in recent months, particularly in the eastern cities of Magdeburg and Munich in the south.
German media reported that the driver of the vehicle, a large black Mercedes SUV, had been arrested, without giving further details. A police spokeswoman told the Stuttgarter Nachrichten newspaper that the incident occurred around 5:50 p.m. (3:50 p.m. GMT).
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Firefighters said the three seriously injured people were taken to hospital while the others were treated on site.
Police on Friday advised people to avoid the centre of Stuttgart, warning of significant traffic disruptions. German security services have been on high alert following several deadly car-ramming attacks in recent months, including in the eastern city of Magdeburg and in the southern city of Munich.
Police warned people to avoid the Stuttgart city center and said that there was disruption to traffic.
AFP / GTNEWS
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