(19 Aug 2020) An Iraqi-born man deliberately drove his car into motorcycles along a stretch of Berlin highway, leaving at least one person in life-threatening condition in what German officials said on Wednesday was a terror attack.
Prosecutor Martin Steltner told reporters they were investigating if the suspect was linked to any terrorist group or if other people were involved in the attack but had not found any indications of that yet.
However, investigators were looking into tips that the man may have had possible contacts with other extremists, Steltner added.
Investigators did not reveal the man's identity, as is customary in Germany, but local media identified the suspect as Sarmad D. He is being investigated for three cases of attempted murder.
There were also indications that the man had mental health issues.
Six people were injured, three of them severely, when the 30-year-old man allegedly drove into several vehicles, intentionally hitting motorcycles, on Tuesday evening.
The crashes at three different locations happened during rush hour on the BAB100 highway shortly before 7 pm local time (1700 GMT) and led to a complete closure of one of the main traffic arteries of Berlin.
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