'YOU'LL ALL DIE' Berlin terror attack – Islamic extremist injures six – three serious
'YOU'LL ALL DIE' Berlin terror attack – Islamic extremist injures six – three seriously – in motorway ramming rampage
Mark Hodge
19 Aug 2020, 10:23
Updated: 19 Aug 2020, 12:03
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AN Islamic extremist carried out a series of sick car crashes on a Berlin motorway injuring six, police say.
A 30-year-old Iraqi man exited the vehicle after a series of smashes last night claiming to have a bomb while shouting "nobody comes closer, otherwise you will all die", local media reports.
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A mangled car involved in the 'deliberate' car crash last night in Berlin Credit: AFP or licensors
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The Iraqi, 30, who is alleged to have carried out the attack, sits in the back of a police car after being arrested Credit: Spree picture / BILD
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Six people were wounded when an Iraqi extremist rammed his car into other vehicles, it has been reported Credit: EPA Three of the wounded were severely hurt when the man allegedly drove his Opel Astra into several vehicles including a number of motorbikes along a stretch of the German capital's highway.
The Iraqi, who was reportedly suffering from psychological problems, has been named as 'Sarman A' in local media.
It has been reported that the attacker later stopped on the highway and put a box on the roof of his car, claiming it had explosives inside.
According to respected German newspaper Bild, the 30-year-old began shouting "allahu akbar" or "God is great."
It was at this point he reportedly shouted: "Nobody comes closer, otherwise you will all die".
According to Der Tagesspiegel, the attacker then rolled out a prayer mat on the road and knelt down.
Armed police were able to overpower the man and detain him while bomb specialists found only tools in the box.
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The metal box which the attacker claimed contained a bomb, sits on the roof of the car last night Credit: Spree picture / BILD
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Tools from inside the man's metal box, which did not contain any explosives, are scattered on the ground Credit: Spree picture / BILD
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German police believe the Iraqi is an Islamic extremist Credit: AP: Associated Press
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Forensics experts at the scene of the car 'attack' Credit: AFP or licensors
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One person is fighting for the life following the motorway ramming Credit: AP: Associated Press
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The Iraqi man claimed to have explosives when he exited the car Credit: Reuters One of the injured is in life-threatening condition, the dpa reported.
"According to the current knowledge, it was an Islamist-motivated attack," a prosecutors' spokesman told Focus magazine.
He added that there were also indications that the 30-year-old suspect with an Iraqi citizenship had psychological problems.
Several motorcyclists were targeted in the depraved assault.
One bike user was run over at Detmolder Strasse, near a junction with the A100 motorway, Bild reports.
A scooter driver was also rammed at Innsbrucker Platz, around a mile east along the same road, and had to be revived by paramedics.
And another mile along the motorway, two more motorbike riders were struck at Alboinstrasse.
The crashes at three different locations led to a complete closure of one of the main arteries of Berlin and led to long traffic jams with some 300 people stuck for hours.
All the smashes happened in the south west of the city at around 6.30pm local time last night.
This is not the first time Berliners have been terrorised by Islamic extremists.
In December, 2016, a Tunisian man rammed a truck into a Christmas market in the city killing 12 and injuring 56.
More to follow...
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