German police: The perpetrator of the ramming accident is of Armenian origin and lives in Berlin

A spokesman for the German firefighting forces said today, Wednesday, that a car rammed into a crowd of people at a shopping site near the Church of the Remembrance in the capital, Berlin, killing one person and injuring five people with life-threatening injuries, in addition to three other people seriously injured.

It is noteworthy that the number of people who sustained minor injuries as a result of the accident has not yet been determined, and there is conflicting information about the number of victims.

Police said the total number of injured was more than 12.

German police spokesman Tilo Kaplitz said the driver was temporarily arrested and was initially caught by pedestrians.

Police said the 29-year-old driver is a German of Armenian origin who lives in Berlin and is believed to have hit the crowd at around 10:30 a.m.

The police are examining whether the incident was an accident, a medical emergency that occurred to the driver, or a premeditated crime.

The man drove his small car at the corner of Ko'damm Street and Ranchenstrasse, where the car climbed onto the curb and drove into a crowd of people. The man then drove the car to the intersection and drove about 200 meters down an eastbound street, and shortly thereafter turned the car again off the corner of Marburger Street towards the sidewalk and touched his car. Another car then crossed Marburger Street and ended up entering the front of a perfume store.

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