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A driver rammed into a crowd earlier this week, as people were celebrating Rose Monday – a traditional carnival event before the start of Lent.
Police on Tuesday announced that no fewer than 18 children are among the 52 injured in the German city of Volkmarsen.
“Among the victims are 18 children while at present 35 people are still undergoing treatment in the hospital and 17 were already able to leave,’’ police in Hesse stated on Twitter.
The driver, who was detained immediately after the incident, was identified as a 29-year-old German citizen.
The local authorities say they are not ruling out terrorist motives behind the attack, however, there is no official information on the matter right now.
The ramming incident occurred less than a week after a deadly shooting in Hanau, western Germany claimed nine lives, with the suspect allegedly killing his mother and committing suicide after the attack. (Sputnik/NAN)
