A minibus has plowed into a crowd in Germany, leaving multiple dead and injured, in what may have been a terrorist-related attack.
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According to Daily Mail:
A man has shot himself after ploughing a minibus into a crowd in Germany, reportedly leaving three dead and more than 30 injured.
Pictures have emerged appearing to show the aftermath of the crash in Muenster, a town 300 miles west of Berlin.
It is understood a vehicle plowed into a crowded restaurant following the crash the driver shot himself.
It is not yet known if the incident is terror related.
The DPA news agency said a car had hit bystanders in the western city. Police confirmed there had been casualties but did not immediately say what happened.
‘There are deaths and injured. Please avoid the area, we are on scene,’ the regional police service said on Twitter.
Police also urged people to avoid ‘speculation’ about the incident.
According to the online edition of the Spiegel magazine, German authorities were ‘assuming’ the incident was an attack, though there was no immediate official confirmation.
Munster is in the North Rhine-Westphalia region of Germany.
We’ll keep you updated as more details emerge.