News Trending

Berlin: One dead and others hurt as car drives into pedestrians

By 991 0

A car slammed into a crowd on a busy Berlin street, killing at least one person and injuring eight others. It’s unclear whether the incident, which occurred around 10:30 a.m. local time (08:30 a.m. GMT), was intentional or unintentional, according to emergency officials.

The driver was arrested at the scene, according to a police spokesperson. The incident occurred in western Berlin, on one of the city’s busiest shopping streets. According to reports, the vehicle veered off the road and climbed the sidewalk before crashing into a storefront.

A silver Renault Clio crashed through a display window in a cosmetics store, according to images from the scene. There are also photos of what appears to be a body in the middle of the road, covered in blankets.

According to Berlin police, around 130 emergency workers are on the scene. Mayor Franziska Giffey of Berlin said on Twitter that she was “deeply affected” by the incident and that “police are working flat out to clarify the matter.”

“Throughout the day, I’ll get a sense of the situation on the ground. I’d like to express my gratitude to the more than 130 emergency services who responded quickly and provided care to those who were affected “she continued.

The actor John Barrowman tweeted that he was nearby when the incident occurred, and that the car had repeatedly mounted the footpath before crashing into the storefront, according to a video posted from the scene.

“The police presence is astounding. They’re removing the debris from the area “”, said the actor. “Right now, helicopters are flying in to airlift people.” The incident occurred near the busy intersection of Rankestrasse and Tauentzienstrasse in west Berlin.

The area is directly across from Breitscheidplatz, where a truck driver deliberately drove his lorry into a crowd of people at a Christmas market, killing 12 people.

The attack, which was carried out by an unsuccessful asylum seeker, was later claimed by IS. Italian police shot and killed the assailant later.

Picture Courtesy: Google/Images are subject to copyright

News Trending

German police arrest man for cannibalism

By 1045 0

The German police have arrested a person in connection with a cannibalism case. The investigation was commenced after bones were found in a park in the northern region of Berlin.

The victim was identified as a man aged 44. He was one of the persons who were in the list of missing persons.

This complicated case has been cracked with the help of sniffer dogs. The dogs who were brought to the venue has led the investigators to the apartment where the suspect was staying.

The suspect is a man aged 41. As per a preliminary report, he is an active participant of several chat rooms which discusses the evil topic of cannibalism.

The police have found enough evidence to substantiate the suspicion that the suspect killed the victim to fulfil his desire for cannibalism.  

It is the first cannibalism case that has been reported in the recent history of the European country of Germany.

The case has been likened to a case reported several decades back.

Photo Courtesy: Google/ images are subject to copyright 

News Trending

Over 70 artefacts damaged in Berlin

By 969 0

As many as seventy artefacts have been damaged in the Germany city of Berlin in one of the biggest attacks the city has ever witnessed since the end of the Second World War.

The damage has been made by spraying with an oil liquid.

The damage has been made on the artefacts installed in the Museum Island of Berlin, which is a UNESCO world heritage site

There are as many as five popular museums in the Island.

Actually, the attack has been committed on the day in which the country was celebrating the anniversary of its reunification.

There are speculations that the attack has been committed by the supporters of a far-right conspiracy theory.

Lately, Attila Hildmann, who is one of the chief proponents of conspiracy theories about Covid-19, has claimed that one of the five museums, the Pergamon Museum, is home to the “Throne of Satan”.

Photo Courtesy: Google/ images are subject to copyright 

News Trending

Protest organised in Berlin against Covid-19 restrictions

By 1145 0

Tens of thousands of people have participated in a protest organised at Berlin, the capital of Germany, to express their disagreement against the restrictions imposed to curb the spread of the Covid-19 outbreak.

The protesters have complained that the restrictions imposed to curb the spread of the Covid-19 outbreak have violated their rights and freedoms.

The police has taken action against the protest on the ground that the protesters have violated the hygiene standards introduced as a part of the Covid-19 restrictions.

Germany is one of the few countries in the continent of Europe who has not experienced the ugly part of the virus outbreak.

Only 900 cases of Covid-19 has been reported in Germany so far, when some of its neighbours have witnessed more than double the number of cases witnessed in the European financial powerhouse.

 As many as 2000 people have participated in the protest.

Photo Courtesy: Google/ images are subject to copyright