A teacher was killed and several students were injured – Officials denied Bild newspaper reports that the driver had left a “confession letter” inside the vehicle.
A 29-year-old man drove his car against a crowd of people in Berlin, on a popular shopping street, killing a teacher and injuring about 12 pedestrianssome of which very seriously.
German police have identified the perpetrator as being German of Armenian originς. The vehicle, after climbed the sidewalk twice, ended up in the window of a shop, near the Church of Kaiser William, one of the most famous landmarks of the German capital. The driver was arrested by passers-by who handed him over to the authorities.
Among the injured are young children, school children.
Officials said the investigation was ongoing and denied reports in the Bild newspaper that the driver had left a “letter of confession” inside the vehicle. According to police, posters related to Turkey were foundwhich has troubled relations with Armenia.
“We have not clarified everything yet,” Berlin Mayor Francesca Giffe told reporters.
A police spokesman said 12 people had been injured. According to the fire brigade, six have life-threatening injuries while three others have serious injuries.
“It’s too early to speculate” about what caused the crash, an interior ministry spokesman said earlier.
The incident evoked memories of the attack launched in 2016 by a man in the same area of ​​Berlin, when he killed the driver of a truck and drove the heavy vehicle to a crowded Christmas market, killing 11 other people there. “The wounds of 2016 have not healed, everyone remembers it,” said a police spokesman, Tilo Kablic.
