Germany has been in the news for a while for violence on civilians, and before the Munich shooting episode could cool down, here comes another news of a man on a killing spree with his machete. The 21 year old Syrian refugee killed a pregnant woman and injured three other civilians before he was nabbed by the police after being run over by a man driving BMW. The attack happened in the south western city of Reutlingen near a doner kebab stand in a bus station at Listplatz Square in what has been described as a ‘crime of passion’.
The media has reported that the alleged killer and the victim had connections before the episode took place. Apparently they worked at the same snack bar and had a dispute between them. The victim is believed to be a 45 year old woman of Polish descent.
Meanwhile, footage filmed by passers-by also showed the bearded attacker in the moments following the rampage running around in the street while people scream ‘oh my god’.
He also banged on the windows of a Citroen car in which a 51-year-old woman suffered cuts to her arms and a 41-year-old man went into shock.
The attacker also injured a 23-year-old man by slashing his face.
It is believed a man passing the incident in a BMW car ran over the man, knocking him to the ground, before he was detained by police.
Here’s the video of the killer being nabbed by the police,
German media reported that the killing took place outside a restaurant where the woman worked as a cleaner. The driver, who was named as Alper K, 21, is thought to be the son of the restaurant owner.
Paramedics attempted to save the woman’s life after she sustained head injuries but she died and her corpse was covered with a white sheet.
The police added that the incident ‘did not bear the hallmarks of a terrorist attack.’
‘According to the information available, the perpetrator acted alone, the people of Reutlingen and its surroundings are very probably not in danger,’ the statement added.
The asylum-seeking Syrian man had been involved in previous incidents causing injuries to other people, police said.
With the increasing atrocities perpetrated by refugees and Germany registering more than one million asylum seekers-last year, the civilians are worried about the possible rise in crime and lawlessness in future.
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