A car entered a group of people in the German city of Passau. The first police indices – update

A 48-year-old Iraqi man was arrested on Saturday in the city of Passau, in southern Germany, after entering a group of people in which his wife and daughter were including the police initially advanced the hypothesis of a deliberate act, which is confirmed in the meantime, the suspicions, and the Family, Agerpres.

The one at the wheel of a Mercedes car entered the group of sidewalks with him, among them being his 38-year-old wife and her 5-year-old daughter.

“In the current stage, it cannot be excluded that the man has deliberately entered the vehicle in the group of people. The number of victims and the severity of the lesions are not yet known,” the Bavaria police initially said.

“During the ongoing investigation, indications appeared about a possible dispute related to custody” on the child, the police said in the meantime, specifying that the man is still interrogated. The new announcement also states that he is a citizen of Iraqi origin.

A similar incident took place in northern Germany on Friday, where several people in front of a ice cream are waiting to buy ice cream were hit by a vehicle, but eventually it turned out that the elder driver lost control of the car due to a medical emergency.

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A 48-YELD MAN DROVE A MERCES INTO Crowd in Passau, Germany, Injuring 20 People, including 38-YELD Woman and a Five-Year -old Girl, Believed to be His Wife and Daughter. Police Detained the Suspect and has investigating whether the act was deliberate,… pic.twitter.com/4ro2yn1tia

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