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Suspicion of terrorism in Berlin: Iraqi driver collides with vehicles, 6 injured
Police have arrested a 30-year-old man after he hit motorcycles on a highway in the German capital. Among the wounded, three are in critical condition. Authorities said the motive for the attack was Islamist. He also reportedly suffered from mental health problems
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Wednesday, 19 August 2020, 14:14- Share on Facebook
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Six people were injured, including three seriously, in a series of collisions on a Berlin highway that are being investigated as an act of terrorism - prosecutors in the case told the German news agency today (Wednesday) that the suspect is a 30-year-old Iraqi citizen, identified by local media as Smadar D. He is suspected of three attempted murders against an Islamist background.
The suspect collided with several vehicles last night, intentionally hitting motorcycles, along a highway in the German capital. The accidents, which happened in three different hotspots, led to the closure of the road, which is one of the main transport arteries in Berlin, which created huge traffic jams. The German news agency reported that there were indications that the same person also suffered from mental problems.
Local media reported that the suspect, who was driving a black "Opel", stopped on the road after the third collision and put a box on the roof of the car. He claimed to have explosives inside and shouted "Allah Akbar" as he left it. "Bild" reported that he also shouted "that no one will come close, otherwise you will die".
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The driver's car next to a motorcycle that hit him, today (Photo: AP)The Tagspiegel newspaper reported that he was a carpet prize and began praying, and was arrested by a police officer of Arab descent who spoke to him in Arabic. He was reportedly known to police. He was arrested in 2018 after injuring several people and was briefly hospitalized at a mental health institution. After he was arrested, sabotage experts opened the box, which contained only tools.
The fire department in Berlin said that throughout the night about 300 people were stuck on the road and received assistance from the Red Cross.
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