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shenmue

(38,506 posts) Sat Apr 7, 2018, 12:55 PM Apr 2018

Three dead in Germany as van ploughs into crowd in Muenster

From the article:

The driver of the vehicle killed himself, police said, without providing further details. They are not looking for more suspects.

About 30 people are reported injured in the incident, which occurred near the Kiepenkerl statue in the old town. Some are said to be in a serious condition.

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-43683687

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Three dead in Germany as van ploughs into crowd in Muenster (Original Post) shenmue Apr 2018 OP

He killed himself ?? Rustyeye77 Apr 2018 #1

We have LOTS of friends in Mnster. Time to hit the phones to make sure we lost no one. DFW Apr 2018 #2

Rustyeye77

(2,736 posts)

1. He killed himself ??

Reply to shenmue (Original post)

Sat Apr 7, 2018, 01:02 PM

Apr 2018

that's a little suspicious.

DFW

(54,426 posts)

2. We have LOTS of friends in Mnster. Time to hit the phones to make sure we lost no one.

Reply to shenmue (Original post)

Sat Apr 7, 2018, 01:04 PM

Apr 2018

My wife did her graduate studies in social work there, and I visited her there frequently before she graduated.

Münster is a beautiful, sleepy, old town at the north end of Westfalia, and two of Germany's most popular TV series are located there precisely BECAUSE nothing ever goes on there. If this was an attack targeting a café or a restaurant, then it's likely young people were the target, since other than the huge university community, nothing much goes on there.

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