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Al Jazeera

May 4, 2026

Car-ramming incident kills at least two people in Germany
Al Jazeeraby Al Jazeera·May 4, 2026

Car-ramming incident kills at least two people in Germany

Political leancenterSource quality67/100Factual ratio85/100Framing20/100

Police ‘don’t know ⁠anything about the culprit’ but have arrested the driver and insisted ​there is no further danger.A car has been driven into a crowd in the German city of Leipzig killing at least two people.Police said the driver had been arrested and was “no longer considered a threat,” but offered no additional details. Emergency services declared a mass casualty incident.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3US to withdraw 5,000 troops from Germany over Iran war spatlist 2 of 3Nepal celebrates return of stolen 13th-century Buddha statue from New Yorklist 3 of 3Ex-Formula One driver turned Paralympic champion Alex Zanardi dies aged 59end of listAt least 20 people are reported to have been “affected” in the eastern state of Saxony.The city’s mayor, Burkhard ⁠Jung, told journalists at the scene: “We don’t know the motivation. We don’t know ⁠anything about the culprit”.Emergency services, including the fire brigade, ambulances and police, were at the scene in Grimmaische Strasse, a street that leads into central Leipzig’s shopping area.Radio Leipzig reported that a damaged ‌Volkswagen SUV with a person on top had been seen speeding through a pedestrian zone.The broadcaster quoted witnesses as saying there were several bodies covered with sheets,

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  • Car ploughs into pedestrians in central Leipzig, Germany

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Framing20/100

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