Two people were killed and several others injured after a car rammed into a crowded pedestrian shopping street in the German city of Leipzig on Monday afternoon.<\/p>\n
Authorities said the incident happened shortly before 5 p.m. local time along Grimmaische Strasse, a busy shopping area in the city centre. Police said the driver struck multiple pedestrians before fleeing the scene.<\/p>\n
A suspect, identified as a 33 year old German man, was later arrested by police while still inside the vehicle. Authorities said he is no longer considered a threat.<\/p>\n
Officials confirmed that the two people killed were German citizens, while an undisclosed number of injured victims remain hospitalized.<\/p>\n
Police have not yet determined a motive for the incident, but prosecutors have launched an investigation on suspicion of attempted murder.<\/p>\n
Leipzig Mayor Burkhard Jung expressed shock over the tragedy and extended condolences to the families of the victims.<\/p>\n
Emergency responders declared the incident a mass casualty event as large numbers of police, ambulances and rescue crews rushed to the scene. Images from the area showed a heavily damaged white vehicle with a shattered windshield surrounded by emergency personnel.<\/p>\n
Authorities established a security cordon around the affected section of the city as investigations continued.<\/p>\n
Officials believe the suspect acted alone.<\/p>\n
The incident is the latest in a series of vehicle ramming attacks and crashes in Germany in recent years. Previous incidents in cities including Magdeburg, Mannheim and Munich left multiple people dead and injured.<\/p>\n
A support centre has since been established in Leipzig to assist victims, relatives and witnesses affected by the tragedy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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