A car drove into a crowd in the southwestern German city of Mannheim on Monday, killing two people and injuring 11 others, including five severely. The police arrested the driver, a 40-year-old German citizen, who had a history of mental illness and assault charges. Authorities say they do not believe he had a political motive for the attack. The incident occurred during lunchtime in a pedestrian-only area, with over 250,000 people attending an annual carnival celebration in the same zone just day earlier.
Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/03/world/europe/germany-mannheim-driver.html