Major vehicle-ramming incidents in Germany since 2016
Police were searching for the perpetrator or perpetrators, while the circumstances and possible motive remained unclear.LEIPZIG, MAY 2026 — CENTRAL PEDESTRIAN ZONETwo people were killed and three others seriously injured when a car drove into a central pedestrian zone in Leipzig. Police arrested a 33-year-old German man, and Saxony's premier said the suspect may have been suffering from mental health problems.MANNHEIM, MARCH 2025 — CITY CENTRE CROWDTwo people were killed and 11 others injured when a 40-year-old man drove a car into a group of pedestrians in Mannheim. German federal prosecutors have charged him with two counts of murder and multiple counts of attempted murder, saying the attack was motivated by Islamist extremism.
- ▪Police were searching for the perpetrator or perpetrators, while the circumstances and possible motive remained unclear.LEIPZIG, MAY 2026 — CENTRAL PEDESTRIAN ZONETwo people were killed and three others seriously injured when a car drove in
- ▪Police arrested a 33-year-old German man, and Saxony's premier said the suspect may have been suffering from mental health problems.MANNHEIM, MARCH 2025 — CITY CENTRE CROWDTwo people were killed and 11 others injured when a 40-year-old man
- ▪German federal prosecutors have charged him with two counts of murder and multiple counts of attempted murder, saying the attack was motivated by Islamist extremism.
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| Publication time | Sun, 26 Jul 2026 09:45:30 +0800 |
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Major vehicle-ramming incidents in Germany since 2016Sign up now: Get ST's newsletters delivered to your inboxEmergency responders operate at the site, after the annual Berlin's Christopher Street Day Pride parade was called off, after a car crashed into the crowd at Tiergarten park, leaving several people injured, in Berlin, Germany, July 26, 2026. REUTERS/Christian Mang Published Jul 26, 2026, 09:45 AMUpdated Jul 26, 2026, 09:45 AMSet as preferred sourceBERLIN, July 26 - Germany has seen a series of vehicle-ramming incidents since the 2016 attack on Berlin's Breitscheidplatz Christmas market, prompting repeated security alerts around public gatherings, Christmas markets, carnival events and demonstrations.BERLIN, JULY 2026 — CHRISTOPHER STREET DAYOne person was killed and 17 others…
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