Rounder Germany: two people die and several are injured in a multiple outrage in Mannheim where a suspect has stopped

At least two dead and 25 wounded, 15 of them in serious condition, is the provisional balance of the multiple outrage that has occurred today in the pedestrian zone of the city of Mannheim. The driver of the vehicle, of German nationality has been arrested. He currently receives hospital care. A local medium adds that the individual is 40 years old and resides in the neighboring state of Rhine-Palatinated. The motivation of this outrage is still uncertain, but it is based on the fact that it acted alone.

The security forces and emergency services have deployed a large operation, and heavily armed agents have cordoned off the stage of the tragedy and large areas of the city center. A helicopter was also deployed.

According to the police, the situation in Mannheim It is not yet clear. A police spokesman said it could not be ruled out that there was another danger situation. He asked the population to avoid the urban area and remain in closed spaces. The city center had been evacuated in a wide radio. The Interior Ministry of Baden-Wurtemberg He warned the population, among other ways through the Katwarn alert application, of a “potentially deadly situation.”

The investigations are in full development, said a police spokesman. You still cannot provide details about a possible author or much less about the background.

Police have also reported that psychological support will be provided on-site to attend to those affected. An information phone and a witness collection point have also been enabled.

The municipal authorities and the Mannheim police are evaluating the situation in a crisis meeting. The mayor of Mannheim has also participated in the conversations, Christian Spechtand the interior minister of the federated state, Thomas Stroblboth of the CDU.

The University Hospital has reported that it has prepared for a possible massive accident with injuries. In the center the catastrophes and emergencies plan has been launched immediately, which prepares the attention to the injured. A total of eight traumatology teams have been made available, both for adults and for children.

“The operations that could be postponed and that had not yet begun immediately withdrew from the operations plan to create additional surgical capacity,” the clinic said. Capabilities in intensive care units were also reinforced.

In the center of Mannheim a Carnival market until Tuesday. The parade was held on Sunday, so the area was less frequented.

In recent weeks there have been several attacks in which vehicles have hit people. In December, six people lost their lives in Magdeburg when a 50 -year -old doctor rolled a group of people in the Christmas market. In mid -February, a man overwhelmed a group of protesters in Munich. A young woman and a child lost their lives.

Mannheim It is located in northern Baden-Würtvelg, on the border with Hesse and Renania-Palatinado. With approximately 320,000 inhabitants, it is the second largest city in this federated state.