Car Plows into Pedestrian Zone in Leipzig, Killing Two and Injuring Several
A car plowed into a pedestrian zone in Leipzig, Germany, on Monday, killing two people and leaving several others seriously injured, officials said.
Police detained the driver, a 33-year-old German man, Reuters reported. Officials said there was no ongoing threat to the public as investigators work to determine what led to the incident.
Leipzig Mayor Burkhard Jung said the city was mourning two deaths and at least three people were seriously hurt, calling it a horrific attack.
"We are mourning two deaths, currently three seriously injured people, and many others who were injured," Jung told journalists at a media briefing on Monday evening, according to Leipziger Volkszeitung.
"It’s impossible to find the right words for this horrific attack," he added.
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