A 41 year old armed man He spread panic early this Saturday morning in the Ruhr area, in Essen (Germany), causing fires and ramming his van into several businesses. The attacker has caused 31 injuriesincluding two babies who are in critical condition.
According to the firefighters, the horror began around 17:10 in Essen-Altenessen. As the police reported to German media, the attacker caused a fire in a residential building on Altenessener Street, corner with Pielsticker Street. He then headed to Zollvereinstraße, where he started another fire in a building.
In total, the police reported that 29 people were injured in the fires during the afternoon, although the firefighters They mentioned that the number amounted to 31 injured. Dramatic images show parents handing their children from a gutter into the arms of a rescuer.
31 Menschen wurden in #Essen Verletzt und zwei Kinder schweben night in Lebensgefahr, nachdem ein syrischer Macheten-Mann zwei Häuser in Brand gesetzt hatte, mit einem Transporter in the Gemüsegeschäft gefahren ist and dann night die Machte gezückt hatte. pic.twitter.com/GcQ3GdM0Pm
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The man continued his attack and got back into his van to head towards Katernberger Street. Over there hit the van the window of a vegetable store. He backed away and charged at the façade again.
The driver then went to another business on Katernberger Street and, this time, got out of the vehicle with a machete. Various videos have circulated on social networks in which the attacker is seen threatening people around him with the weapon. Passersby apparently they managed to keep him at bay throwing objects at him.
Regarding the identity of the attacker, some German media such as the newspaper Bild have indicated that the attacker could be of Syrian origin.
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