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posted by janrinok on Tuesday February 25 2020, @02:34PM   Printer-friendly

Found in The Local.de:

Several people were injured Monday when a car drove into a carnival procession in the central German town of Volkmarsen, police said. "There are dozens of injured, including some who are gravely hurt," a spokeswoman for Volkmarsen police told AFP.

Speaking to DPA news agency, a police spokesman added that children were among the injured. The driver has been arrested.

Germany is on high alert following a shooting spree by a far-right gunman in the city of Hanau, also in Hesse, last Wednesday, that left 10 people dead.

Monday's incident took place as residents in many parts of the country celebrate Rose Monday, a highlight of annual carnival festivities that sees adults and children alike dress up and attend parades where people play music and throw candies from floats.

According to the Daily Mail

Police in Germany have tonight searched the home of a driver who deliberately drove a car into crowds at a German Carnival parade on Monday afternoon.

Special police officers dressed in all black with protective gear were seen entering the property of the 29-year-old who has been arrested for attempted murder after he ploughed his Mercedes into the carnival crowd packed with children.

30 people were injured following the incident and forensic officers have now set up a cordon around the car, with pictures showing several officers examining the silver vehicle.

The driver, a 29-year-old German citizen, mounted the pavement in the town of Volkmarsen, 15 miles west of Kassel, around 2.30pm on Monday before ploughing into families that had turned out for the festivities.

Police arrested the driver at the scene. While officers could not disclose a motive for the attack, local media reported that investigators are working on the assumption that it was deliberate and that investigators were looking into all possibilities.

German police say he is being treated by doctors due to injuries he suffered in the incident, and prosecutors [say] he now faces charges of attempted homicide. Reports suggest he was from the local area and had no history of political extremism.


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  • (Score: 3, Insightful) by Runaway1956 on Wednesday February 26 2020, @12:36AM (6 children)

    by Runaway1956 (2926) Subscriber Badge on Wednesday February 26 2020, @12:36AM (#962627) Journal

    No, it is your own idiocy. Your post indicates that you accept that a post on reddit disappeared within several seconds of my having found it. Your post also indicates that the link to that post disappeared off of DDG in the same time frame. So, you accept that the Gatekeepers have cleaned up the internet, right before my eyes.

    And, you have no problem with that?

    Maybe I'll change my nick to Jumpin Jack Flash. Did you watch the movie with Whoopi Goldberg? Maybe you should. Data disappears faster than data can be copied, in the movie.

    I really don't know whether the perpetrator is a real German, or if he's an "immigrant", or he's a second, third, or fourth generation "immigrant" to Germany. But, the censors are actively suppressing any hint that he may not be a real Euro.

    And, half of us think that is just fine.

    Wait until the censorship whip is in the other hand. You have heard of McCarthy, right?

    HINT: I won't be any fucking happier when the Republican right is holding that whip, than when the Ctrl-Left is holding it.

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  • (Score: 1, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday February 26 2020, @12:41AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday February 26 2020, @12:41AM (#962628)

    No, own idiocy. . . right before my eyes.

    And, you have no problem . . .

    I really don't know.....

    And, half of us think ....

    Wait... the censorship... is in the ... hand. You have heard of McCarthy aristarchus, right?

    FTFY, Short Version.

  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday February 26 2020, @01:41AM (4 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday February 26 2020, @01:41AM (#962643)

    > Your post indicates that you accept that a post on reddit disappeared within several seconds of my having found it. Your post also indicates that the link to that post disappeared off of DDG in the same time frame.

    I took you at your word and now you are disputing your own claims? WTF man? Were you lying and none of that happened?

    > But, the censors are actively suppressing any hint that he may not be a real Euro.

    "the censors" You fuckbrains are always triggered about conspiracies. You just practically admitted you made the whole thing up. I guess you made up the evil cabal of censors too.

    Fucking dumbass boot.

    • (Score: 2) by Runaway1956 on Wednesday February 26 2020, @01:52AM (3 children)

      by Runaway1956 (2926) Subscriber Badge on Wednesday February 26 2020, @01:52AM (#962659) Journal

      Nice spin, spin doctor!

      • (Score: 1, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday February 26 2020, @02:36AM (2 children)

        by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday February 26 2020, @02:36AM (#962690)

        Lolwut? Every one of your posts is just you wanking it to fascism fantasies.

        • (Score: 1, Flamebait) by Runaway1956 on Wednesday February 26 2020, @02:43AM (1 child)

          by Runaway1956 (2926) Subscriber Badge on Wednesday February 26 2020, @02:43AM (#962694) Journal

          What a dumbass you are. While you stroke your ego that some "alt-righter" is upset over censorship - you neglect that one day the censorship will be controlled by the other side. Or a third side who wants to silence both you and me. Idiot. You're on Soylentnews here. What part of "censorship is bad" have you failed to understand?

          • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday February 26 2020, @07:54AM

            by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday February 26 2020, @07:54AM (#962765)

            Fuck you, Runaway, and let me repeat that for all Soylentils: Fuck you and the Russian Bot you rode in on! You contribute nothing to this site, you are a douche, and the fact that you got banned from every place else on the internets, and can only post here, is a shame for both you and SoylentNews. Do the right thing, Runaway, shut up. If you have to use your new .22 and eat a bullet, for you to shut up on SoylentNews, well, just let me say, you are not MDC, Runaway! At long last, sir, have you no sense of decency? Have you no sense of shame?