German police currently have no evidence to suggest extremist or religious motives behind the attack that took place March 3 afternoon in the German city of Mannheim, where a 40-year-old German man drove his car into a crowd at a carnival market, killing at least two people, Agenzia Nova reports.
This was stated by the Interior Minister of the state of Baden-Wurttemberg, Thomas Strobl.
At the moment we have no indication of an extremist or religious motive for the crime. Most likely the motivation lies in the personality of the perpetrator himself," Strobl said, according to German broadcaster "Welt." Ten other people were injured in the attack.
According to leaks, the man is originally from Baden-Wuerttemberg, but recently moved to Ludwigshafen in Rhineland-Palatinate. He had never been reported by German authorities in connection with extremism or terrorism. The intensive care unit of the local university hospital has declared a state of alert.
Police have asked residents to avoid reaching the area where the incident occurred, which has been cordoned off and evacuated. It is not yet clear whether it was an intentional act or an accident. Almost all the streets in the city center have been closed and the access routes are being monitored by police officers and a helicopter that is flying over the area.
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