One person has died and two more were injured after a car was driven into pedestrians in the German town of Heidelberg.
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One person has died and two more were injured after a car was driven into pedestrians in the German town of Heidelberg.
Police were tipped off by eyewitnesses and shot the driver, who had escaped on foot, allegedly holding a knife, after a short manhunt.
Following a short stand-off at a swimming pool near to the scene of the crash, the 35-year-old German suspect was shot once and taken to hospital in a serious condition where he underwent surgery, according to a statement from local police.
No specifics were given on the identity of the attacker, but authorities said there were still no signs of links to terrorism.
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Local police confirmed that a 73-year-old man had died from injuries sustained in the crash and that an Austrian man, 32, and a woman from Bosnia-Herzegovina, 29, had suffered light injuries.
It was reported that the suspect had stopped at a red traffic light and, when it turned green, put his foot down before hitting the group and smashing into a pillar.
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