No immediate ‘political motive’ found in deadly car incident — German police

Police investigators work at the scene of a car ramming in Mannheim, southwestern Germany on March 3, 2025. (Thomas LOHNES / AFP)
Police investigators work at the scene of a car ramming in Mannheim, southwestern Germany on March 3, 2025. (Thomas LOHNES / AFP)

German police say they have no immediate reason to suspect a political motive after a car struck a crowd in the southwestern city of Mannheim, killing two people.

“At the current stage of the investigation, there is no suspicion of a political background,” police say in a statement after arresting a 40-year-old German suspect.

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