Authorities say a teacher was killed and nine people were seriously injured after a man drove a car into a German school group standing in a popular Berlin shopping district.
shopping district Wednesday, killing a teacher and seriously injuring nine people, authorities said.
Six people sustained life-threatening injuries and another three were seriously injured, fire service spokesman Adrian Wentzel. Police said 14 students from Hesse were among those who sustained injuries of varying severity, but didn't give a total tally. The driver was apparently detained by passers-by and then arrested swiftly by a police officer near the scene, Cablitz said. Investigators were working to determine whether the man deliberately drove into the pedestrians or whether it was an accident, possibly caused by a medical emergency.Spranger said posters were found in the man's car "in which he expressed views about Turkey."
Berlin Mayor Franziska Giffey said she was "deeply shocked" by the incident but cautioned against drawing premature conclusions.
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