A major police operation is under way in the German city of Mannheim following reports of a suspected car ramming at a market.
The vehicle reportedly drove into the crowd of people, causing multiple casualties. Police did not give any further details.
“Due to the police deployment, citizens are asked to avoid Mannheim city centre and to take a wide detour,” Mannheim police said in a statement.
Witnesses said a black SUV drove at high speed into people, travelling from the centrally located Paradeplatz square towards the city’s landmark water tower, the Mannheim24 news website reported. People were seen lying on the floor.
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The incident occurred as crowds gathered across Germany’s cities, including Germany’s Rhineland, for parades to mark the carnival season.
Security has been a key concern in Germany following a string of violent attacks in recent weeks, including deadly car rammings in Magdeburg in December and in Munich last month, as well as a stabbing in Mannheim in May last year.
Police were on high alert for this year’s carnival parades after social media accounts connected to the Islamic State militant group called for attacks on the events in Cologne and Nuremberg.
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