In a series of car attacks in the Ruhr area at night, have been injured in the new year, five people. The 50-year-old German Andreas N. had motives is controlling in the new year night in his car at four locations in Bottrop and Essen to groups of people – perhaps out of xenophobic.
In Bottrop, Germany, he met four people. A 46-year-old woman have temporarily floated in mortal danger, said the North Rhine-Westphalian Minister of the interior, Herbert Reul (CDU) on Tuesday. Also a child had been violated. Later, the man drew his car in the neighboring city of Essen, another Time in a group of people and injured a fifth Person easily. Among the Victims, Syrians, and Afghans. In two further experiments, in the two cities, he failed.
According to the daily mirror’s checks, the U.S. attorney’s office, whether she takes over the investigation. The rampage travel to the 50-Year-old will be classified as a terrorist attack, it said on Tuesday evening in security circles. The offender was comparable with radical Islamists, the attack on their own.
Andreas N. come from food, he is unemployed and Hartz IV recipients, said safety circuits. During the interrogation by the police, he had expressed that it was unfair that unemployed foreigners get money from the government. Andreas N. have continuously talked racist, but also a confused impression. There is evidence that N. was due to schizophrenia in psychiatric treatment, it said. May be a combination of racial hatred, and mental disorder before the lying in n. This is “a particularly dangerous offender image”. Just unstable and mentally challenged people to be used for extremist propaganda to be particularly receptive.
“The investigating authorities are currently targeted attack” that had prosecutors and police notified in advance. “Already at the time of his arrest, the driver said with xenophobic remarks.” The man had the “clear intention to kill foreigners”, said the NRW Minister of the interior Reul. The case had to be taken “very seriously”, it will be determined with high pressure.
Just minutes after midnight, began the rampage travel
Andreas N. had started only minutes after the turn of the year with his attack. On an access road to the Bottrop city center, he had to keep up with his car first, on a individual passers-by, and reported to the authorities. However, the pedestrian was able to save himself.
Then it came to the serious incident at the Central Berlin square. The motorist was in a group of people drove just celebrated the new year with firecrackers and rockets. The man fled, according to the after eating. There, he tried once again to drive carefully in a at a bus stop waiting group of people. Then the fourth fact occurred. The police arrested the man a little later.
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The police President of Recklinghausen, Friederike Zurhausen, said in the afternoon, the perpetrator has not yet been entered by the police in appearance. It was unclear whether he was still in treatment. To the existence of a possible political Background to any findings so far. Investigators searched the apartment of the man, in order to gain further information about him.
The Bottrop’s mayor Bernd Tischler (SPD) was “horrified and deeply shocked” by the incident. He hoped that the injured would recover soon, he said. Supposed to be celebrated on Tuesday the 100th anniversary of the city of Bottrop. This Festival he have to be cancelled “in light of the terrible events,” added carpenter.
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First, the “image”newspaper had written about the incident. (dpa, AFP)
