
A car drove into a crowd of people in the center of Leipzig, killing at least two people, local police say. Leipzig fire chief Axel Schuch said more than 20 people were injured, Spiegel reported .
Police said the driver initially fled the scene of the accident but was later detained. According to German media, during the arrest the driver showed signs of mental instability.
"The car and driver were detained shortly after the incident and no longer pose a danger. Emergency services have declared a mass incident with a large number of casualties and there is a large police presence at the scene," a police spokesman said.
The mayor of the city, Burkhard Jung, said that the Volkswagen car was moving at high speed along the Grimmaischestrasse street. According to him, two people were seriously injured.
"We don't know the motive. We don't know anything about the culprit," he said.
Police later reported that the suspect was a 33-year-old German citizen. No other details are provided.
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