A massive outrage recorded this Wednesday in a busy commercial area of Berlin, Germanycaused at least one death and five critically injured among those injured, according to international media.
Police sources are still investigating whether it was a accident or an intentional act that could be classified as terrorism. The event occurred near Kurfürstendamm avenue in the morning, according to Berlin Police spokesman Thilo Cablitz, quoted by a dispatch from the agency. EFE.
The cause of the outrage, carried out with a Renault Clio car, has already been arrested. He is a 29-year-old man with German nationality, but of Armenian origin, who lives in Berlin, reports a note published by the Spanish newspaper The countryaccording to which the fatal victim of the event is a 51-year-old teacher, and that most of the injured are students who accompanied her.
Investigators are trying to establish whether, in the event of an accident, its trigger was a medical problem in the driver of the vehicle, the police spokesman said.
? ?? #LAST MINUTE: A vehicle ran over a crowd in the western center of #Berlin. According to initial information from the Police, the incident occurred near the Memorial Church and Ku’damm avenue. At least 10 people would be injured. (rml) https://t.co/XYXsTtMIe0
— DW Spanish (@dw_espanol) June 8, 2022
The press information details that the vehicle was first launched against the group of people, after which it continued to circulate for about 200 meters, to end up crashing into the window of a store in the area.
In total, ten people were injured, and in addition to the five reported as critical, three others suffered serious injuries, according to news reports.
According to regional public television RBB, the driver tried to flee the area after crashing his car, but was held by passers-by until the arrival of the police, review EFE.
The event occurred in a busy commercial area in that part of Berlin, to which some 60 firefighters and health teams traveled to attend to those affected, several of whom were transferred by helicopter to hospital.
Remember EFE that the place where his vehicle crashed is next to the Breitscheidplatz, the central square where in December 2016 the Tunisian jihadist Anis Amri deliberately attacked a popular Christmas market with a stolen truck and killed 12 people of various nationalities.
