German citizen, 40, identified as Mannheim suspect after two killed as car driven into crowd – as it happened
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A summary of today's developments
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*   **, south-west Germany. The interior minister of the Baden-Württemberg state, Thomas Strobl, said “several others are also injured.” Strobl also disclosed that the suspect in custody was a 40-year-old German citizen.**
    
*   **According to the dpa news agency, citing security sources, between five and ten people were injured.**
    
*   **The man drove his car at about 12.15pm through Mannheim’s pedestrian zone from Friedrichsring into the several hundred metre Planken, Mannheim’s main shopping street, and hit or drove around several passersby at the parade square, witnesses said. According to reports, the suspect was arrested half an hour later at 12.45pm.**
    
*   **The presumed next chancellor of Germany, Friedrich Merz, described the attack in Mannheim as a “shock” in a statement released on X. “The crime in Mannheim shocks us. My thoughts are with the victims and their families. “The incident – as well as the terrible crimes of the past few months – is a stark reminder to us: we must do everything we can to prevent such crimes. I would like to thank all the emergency services who helped quickly. “Germany must become a safe country again. We will work with all our determination to achieve this.”**
    
*   **The main train station in the Austrian capital Vienna was evacuated after an unspecific threat, the city’s police have said. In a social media post, the Vienna police said a “major police operation was under way”**
    
    
    
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    updated at 12.18 EST
    
*   **Outgoing chancellor Olaf Scholz wrote on X that “we mourn with the families of the victims of a senseless act of violence”.**
    
    Translated into English, his  reads:
    
    > Once again we mourn with Mannheim. Once again we mourn with the relatives of the victims of a senseless act of violence and fear for those injured.
    > 
    > We cannot accept this. I would like to thank all the emergency services from the bottom of my heart.
    > 
    > Germany must become a safe country again. We will work with all our determination to achieve this.
    
    updated at 11.21 EST
    
*   **There is currently no official confirmation of the number of injured or the severity of their injuries.**
    
    According to the dpa news agency, citing security sources, between five and ten people were injured.
    
    According to the tabloid Bild, there are up to 25 injured – 15 of them said to be serious.
    
    The man drove his car at about 12.15pm through Mannheim’s pedestrian zone from Friedrichsring into the several hundred metre Planken, Mannheim’s main shopping street, and hit or drove around several passersby at the parade square, witnesses said.
    
    According to the SZ, the suspect was arrested half an hour later – at 12.45pm. As the newspaper reported, citing investigators, the man is said to have driven a car with a Ludwigshafen license plate and to have been armed.
    
    The police have not yet provided any information about the background or a possible motive. The police were also initially unable to say whether it was intentional.
    
    updated at 11.48 EST
    
*   **According to Baden-Württemberg’s interior minister Thomas Strobl, of the conservative CDU, the 40-year-old suspect behind the attack was from Rhineland Palatinate and was acting alone.**
    
    German media is reporting that the man, who was arrested and is being treated for his injuries in hospital under tight police protection does not have a migration background and is said to have a known history of mental illness.
    
    updated at 11.55 EST
    
*   
    
    Kate Connolly
    
    **There is currently no official confirmation of the number of injured or the severity of their injuries.**
    
    According to the dpa news agency, citing security sources, between five and ten people were injured.
    
    According to the tabloid Bild, there are up to 25 injured – 15 of them said to be serious.
    
    The man drove his car at about 12.15pm through Mannheim’s pedestrian zone from Friedrichsring into the several hundred metre Planken, Mannheim’s main shopping street, and hit or drove around several passersby at the parade square, witnesses said.
    
    According to the SZ, the suspect was arrested half an hour later – at 12.45pm. As the newspaper reported, citing investigators, the man is said to have driven a car with a Ludwigshafen license plate and to have been armed.
    
    The police have not yet provided any information about the background or a possible motive. The police were also initially unable to say whether it was intentional.
    
    updated at 11.21 EST
    
*   **According to Baden-Württemberg’s interior minister Thomas Strobl, of the conservative CDU, the 40-year-old suspect behind the attack was from Rhineland Palatinate and was acting alone.**
    
    German media is reporting that the man, who was arrested and is being treated for his injuries in hospital under tight police protection does not have a migration background and is said to have a known history of mental illness.
    
    updated at 11.55 EST
    
*   
    
    Kate Connolly
    
    **The presumed next chancellor of Germany, Friedrich Merz, has described the attack in Mannheim as a “shock” in a statement released on X.**
    
    Translated to English, his  reads:
    
    > The crime in Mannheim shocks us. My thoughts are with the victims and their families.
    > 
    > The incident – as well as the terrible crimes of the past few months – is a stark reminder to us: we must do everything we can to prevent such crimes.
    > 
    > I would like to thank all the emergency services who helped quickly.
    > 
    > Germany must become a safe country again. We will work with all our determination to achieve this.
    
    updated at 11.21 EST
    
*   **Outgoing chancellor Olaf Scholz wrote on X that “we mourn with the families of the victims of a senseless act of violence”.**
    
    Translated into English, his  reads:
    
    > Once again we mourn with Mannheim. Once again we mourn with the relatives of the victims of a senseless act of violence and fear for those injured.
    > 
    > We cannot accept this. I would like to thank all the emergency services from the bottom of my heart.
    > 
    > Germany must become a safe country again. We will work with all our determination to achieve this.
    
    updated at 11.21 EST
    
*   **There is currently no official confirmation of the number of injured or the severity of their injuries.**
    
    According to the dpa news agency, citing security sources, between five and ten people were injured.
    
    According to the tabloid Bild, there are up to 25 injured – 15 of them said to be serious.
    
    The man drove his car at about 12.15pm through Mannheim’s pedestrian zone from Friedrichsring into the several hundred metre Planken, Mannheim’s main shopping street, and hit or drove around several passersby at the parade square, witnesses said.
    
    According to the SZ, the suspect was arrested half an hour later – at 12.45pm. As the newspaper reported, citing investigators, the man is said to have driven a car with a Ludwigshafen license plate and to have been armed.
    
    The police have not yet provided any information about the background or a possible motive. The police were also initially unable to say whether it was intentional.
    
    updated at 11.48 EST
    
*   **According to Baden-Württemberg’s interior minister Thomas Strobl, of the conservative CDU, the 40-year-old suspect behind the attack was from Rhineland Palatinate and was acting alone.**
    
    German media is reporting that the man, who was arrested and is being treated for his injuries in hospital under tight police protection does not have a migration background and is said to have a known history of mental illness.
    
    updated at 11.55 EST
    
*   
    
    Kate Connolly
    
    **The presumed next chancellor of Germany, Friedrich Merz, has described the attack in Mannheim as a “shock” in a statement released on X.**
    
    Translated to English, his  reads:
    
    > The crime in Mannheim shocks us. My thoughts are with the victims and their families.
    > 
    > The incident – as well as the terrible crimes of the past few months – is a stark reminder to us: we must do everything we can to prevent such crimes.
    > 
    > I would like to thank all the emergency services who helped quickly.
    > 
    > Germany must become a safe country again. We will work with all our determination to achieve this.
    
    updated at 11.21 EST
    
*   **Outgoing chancellor Olaf Scholz wrote on X that “we mourn with the families of the victims of a senseless act of violence”.**
    
    Translated into English, his  reads:
    
    > Once again we mourn with Mannheim. Once again we mourn with the relatives of the victims of a senseless act of violence and fear for those injured.
    > 
    > We cannot accept this. I would like to thank all the emergency services from the bottom of my heart.
    > 
    > Germany must become a safe country again. We will work with all our determination to achieve this.
    
    updated at 11.21 EST
    
*   **There is currently no official confirmation of the number of injured or the severity of their injuries.**
    
    According to the dpa news agency, citing security sources, between five and ten people were injured.
    
    According to the tabloid Bild, there are up to 25 injured – 15 of them said to be serious.
    
    The man drove his car at about 12.15pm through Mannheim’s pedestrian zone from Friedrichsring into the several hundred metre Planken, Mannheim’s main shopping street, and hit or drove around several passersby at the parade square, witnesses said.
    
    According to the SZ, the suspect was arrested half an hour later – at 12.45pm. As the newspaper reported, citing investigators, the man is said to have driven a car with a Ludwigshafen license plate and to have been armed.
    
    The police have not yet provided any information about the background or a possible motive. The police were also initially unable to say whether it was intentional.
    
    updated at 11.48 EST
    
*   **According to Baden-Württemberg’s interior minister Thomas Strobl, of the conservative CDU, the 40-year-old suspect behind the attack was from Rhineland Palatinate and was acting alone.**
    
    German media is reporting that the man, who was arrested and is being treated for his injuries in hospital under tight police protection does not have a migration background and is said to have a known history of mental illness.
    
    updated at 11.55 EST
    
*   
    
    Kate Connolly
    
    **The presumed next chancellor of Germany, Friedrich Merz, has described the attack in Mannheim as a “shock” in a statement released on X.**
    
    Translated to English, his  reads:
    
    > The crime in Mannheim shocks us. My thoughts are with the victims and their families.
    > 
    > The incident – as well as the terrible crimes of the past few months – is a stark reminder to us: we must do everything we can to prevent such crimes.
    > 
    > I would like to thank all the emergency services who helped quickly.
    > 
    > Germany must become a safe country again. We will work with all our determination to achieve this.
    
    updated at 11.21 EST
    
*   **Outgoing chancellor Olaf Scholz wrote on X that “we mourn with the families of the victims of a senseless act of violence”.**
    
    Translated into English, his  reads:
    
    > Once again we mourn with Mannheim. Once again we mourn with the relatives of the victims of a senseless act of violence and fear for those injured.
    > 
    > We cannot accept this. I would like to thank all the emergency services from the bottom of my heart.
    > 
    > Germany must become a safe country again. We will work with all our determination to achieve this.
    
    updated at 11.21 EST
    
*   **There is currently no official confirmation of the number of injured or the severity of their injuries.**
    
    According to the dpa news agency, citing security sources, between five and ten people were injured.
    
    According to the tabloid Bild, there are up to 25 injured – 15 of them said to be serious.
    
    The man drove his car at about 12.15pm through Mannheim’s pedestrian zone from Friedrichsring into the several hundred metre Planken, Mannheim’s main shopping street, and hit or drove around several passersby at the parade square, witnesses said.
    
    According to the SZ, the suspect was arrested half an hour later – at 12.45pm. As the newspaper reported, citing investigators, the man is said to have driven a car with a Ludwigshafen license plate and to have been armed.
    
    The police have not yet provided any information about the background or a possible motive. The police were also initially unable to say whether it was intentional.
    
    updated at 11.48 EST
    
*   **According to Baden-Württemberg’s interior minister Thomas Strobl, of the conservative CDU, the 40-year-old suspect behind the attack was from Rhineland Palatinate and was acting alone.**
    
    German media is reporting that the man, who was arrested and is being treated for his injuries in hospital under tight police protection does not have a migration background and is said to have a known history of mental illness.
    
    updated at 11.55 EST
    
*   
    
    Kate Connolly
    
    **The presumed next chancellor of Germany, Friedrich Merz, has described the attack in Mannheim as a “shock” in a statement released on X.**
    
    Translated to English, his  reads:
    
    > The crime in Mannheim shocks us. My thoughts are with the victims and their families.
    > 
    > The incident – as well as the terrible crimes of the past few months – is a stark reminder to us: we must do everything we can to prevent such crimes.
    > 
    > I would like to thank all the emergency services who helped quickly.
    > 
    > Germany must become a safe country again. We will work with all our determination to achieve this.
    
    updated at 11.21 EST
    
*   **Outgoing chancellor Olaf Scholz wrote on X that “we mourn with the families of the victims of a senseless act of violence”.**
    
    Translated into English, his  reads:
    
    > Once again we mourn with Mannheim. Once again we mourn with the relatives of the victims of a senseless act of violence and fear for those injured.
    > 
    > We cannot accept this. I would like to thank all the emergency services from the bottom of my heart.
    > 
    > Germany must become a safe country again. We will work with all our determination to achieve this.
    
    updated at 11.21 EST
    
*   **There is currently no official confirmation of the number of injured or the severity of their injuries.**
    
    According to the dpa news agency, citing security sources, between five and ten people were injured.
    
    According to the tabloid Bild, there are up to 25 injured – 15 of them said to be serious.
    
    The man drove his car at about 12.15pm through Mannheim’s pedestrian zone from Friedrichsring into the several hundred metre Planken, Mannheim’s main shopping street, and hit or drove around several passersby at the parade square, witnesses said.
    
    According to the SZ, the suspect was arrested half an hour later – at 12.45pm. As the newspaper reported, citing investigators, the man is said to have driven a car with a Ludwigshafen license plate and to have been armed.
    
    The police have not yet provided any information about the background or a possible motive. The police were also initially unable to say whether it was intentional.
    
    updated at 11.48 EST
    
*   **According to Baden-Württemberg’s interior minister Thomas Strobl, of the conservative CDU, the 40-year-old suspect behind the attack was from Rhineland Palatinate and was acting alone.**
    
    German media is reporting that the man, who was arrested and is being treated for his injuries in hospital under tight police protection does not have a migration background and is said to have a known history of mental illness.
    
    updated at 11.55 EST
    
*   
    
    Kate Connolly
    
    **The presumed next chancellor of Germany, Friedrich Merz, has described the attack in Mannheim as a “shock” in a statement released on X.**
    
    Translated to English, his  reads:
    
    > The crime in Mannheim shocks us. My thoughts are with the victims and their families.
    > 
    > The incident – as well as the terrible crimes of the past few months – is a stark reminder to us: we must do everything we can to prevent such crimes.
    > 
    > I would like to thank all the emergency services who helped quickly.
    > 
    > Germany must become a safe country again. We will work with all our determination to achieve this.
    
    updated at 11.21 EST
    
*   **Outgoing chancellor Olaf Scholz wrote on X that “we mourn with the families of the victims of a senseless act of violence”.**
    
    Translated into English, his  reads:
    
    > Once again we mourn with Mannheim. Once again we mourn with the relatives of the victims of a senseless act of violence and fear for those injured.
    > 
    > We cannot accept this. I would like to thank all the emergency services from the bottom of my heart.
    > 
    > Germany must become a safe country again. We will work with all our determination to achieve this.
    
    updated at 11.21 EST
    
*   **There is currently no official confirmation of the number of injured or the severity of their injuries.**
    
    According to the dpa news agency, citing security sources, between five and ten people were injured.
    
    According to the tabloid Bild, there are up to 25 injured – 15 of them said to be serious.
    
    The man drove his car at about 12.15pm through Mannheim’s pedestrian zone from Friedrichsring into the several hundred metre Planken, Mannheim’s main shopping street, and hit or drove around several passersby at the parade square, witnesses said.
    
    According to the SZ, the suspect was arrested half an hour later – at 12.45pm. As the newspaper reported, citing investigators, the man is said to have driven a car with a Ludwigshafen license plate and to have been armed.
    
    The police have not yet provided any information about the background or a possible motive. The police were also initially unable to say whether it was intentional.
    
    updated at 11.48 EST
    
*   **According to Baden-Württemberg’s interior minister Thomas Strobl, of the conservative CDU, the 40-year-old suspect behind the attack was from Rhineland Palatinate and was acting alone.**
    
    German media is reporting that the man, who was arrested and is being treated for his injuries in hospital under tight police protection does not have a migration background and is said to have a known history of mental illness.
    
    updated at 11.55 EST
    
*   
    
    Kate Connolly
    
    **The presumed next chancellor of Germany, Friedrich Merz, has described the attack in Mannheim as a “shock” in a statement released on X.**
    
    Translated to English, his  reads:
    
    > The crime in Mannheim shocks us. My thoughts are with the victims and their families.
    > 
    > The incident – as well as the terrible crimes of the past few months – is a stark reminder to us: we must do everything we can to prevent such crimes.
    > 
    > I would like to thank all the emergency services who helped quickly.
    > 
    > Germany must become a safe country again. We will work with all our determination to achieve this.
    
    updated at 11.21 EST
    
*   **Outgoing chancellor Olaf Scholz wrote on X that “we mourn with the families of the victims of a senseless act of violence”.**
    
    Translated into English, his  reads:
    
    > Once again we mourn with Mannheim. Once again we mourn with the relatives of the victims of a senseless act of violence and fear for those injured.
    > 
    > We cannot accept this. I would like to thank all the emergency services from the bottom of my heart.
    > 
    > Germany must become a safe country again. We will work with all our determination to achieve this.
    
    updated at 11.21 EST
    
*   **There is currently no official confirmation of the number of injured or the severity of their injuries.**
    
    According to the dpa news agency, citing security sources, between five and ten people were injured.
    
    According to the tabloid Bild, there are up to 25 injured – 15 of them said to be serious.
    
    The man drove his car at about 12.15pm through Mannheim’s pedestrian zone from Friedrichsring into the several hundred metre Planken, Mannheim’s main shopping street, and hit or drove around several passersby at the parade square, witnesses said.
    
    According to the SZ, the suspect was arrested half an hour later – at 12.45pm. As the newspaper reported, citing investigators, the man is said to have driven a car with a Ludwigshafen license plate and to have been armed.
    
    The police have not yet provided any information about the background or a possible motive. The police were also initially unable to say whether it was intentional.
    
    updated at 11.48 EST
    
*   **According to Baden-Württemberg’s interior minister Thomas Strobl, of the conservative CDU, the 40-year-old suspect behind the attack was from Rhineland Palatinate and was acting alone.**
    
    German media is reporting that the man, who was arrested and is being treated for his injuries in hospital under tight police protection does not have a migration background and is said to have a known history of mental illness.
    
    updated at 11.55 EST
    
*   
    
    Kate Connolly
    
    **The presumed next chancellor of Germany, Friedrich Merz, has described the attack in Mannheim as a “shock” in a statement released on X.**
    
    Translated to English, his  reads:
    
    > The crime in Mannheim shocks us. My thoughts are with the victims and their families.
    > 
    > The incident – as well as the terrible crimes of the past few months – is a stark reminder to us: we must do everything we can to prevent such crimes.
    > 
    > I would like to thank all the emergency services who helped quickly.
    > 
    > Germany must become a safe country again. We will work with all our determination to achieve this.
    
    updated at 11.21 EST
    
*   **Outgoing chancellor Olaf Scholz wrote on X that “we mourn with the families of the victims of a senseless act of violence”.**
    
    Translated into English, his  reads:
    
    > Once again we mourn with Mannheim. Once again we mourn with the relatives of the victims of a senseless act of violence and fear for those injured.
    > 
    > We cannot accept this. I would like to thank all the emergency services from the bottom of my heart.
    > 
    > Germany must become a safe country again. We will work with all our determination to achieve this.
    
    updated at 11.21 EST
    
*   **There is currently no official confirmation of the number of injured or the severity of their injuries.**
    
    According to the dpa news agency, citing security sources, between five and ten people were injured.
    
    According to the tabloid Bild, there are up to 25 injured – 15 of them said to be serious.
    
    The man drove his car at about 12.15pm through Mannheim’s pedestrian zone from Friedrichsring into the several hundred metre Planken, Mannheim’s main shopping street, and hit or drove around several passersby at the parade square, witnesses said.
    
    According to the SZ, the suspect was arrested half an hour later – at 12.45pm. As the newspaper reported, citing investigators, the man is said to have driven a car with a Ludwigshafen license plate and to have been armed.
    
    The police have not yet provided any information about the background or a possible motive. The police were also initially unable to say whether it was intentional.
    
    updated at 11.48 EST
    
*   **According to Baden-Württemberg’s interior minister Thomas Strobl, of the conservative CDU, the 40-year-old suspect behind the attack was from Rhineland Palatinate and was acting alone.**
    
    German media is reporting that the man, who was arrested and is being treated for his injuries in hospital under tight police protection does not have a migration background and is said to have a known history of mental illness.
    
    updated at 11.55 EST
    

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