A 41-year-old armed man He caused panic early this Saturday morning in the Ruhr region, in Essen (Germany), causing fires and ramming his van into several businesses. The attacker caused 31 injuriesincluding two babies in critical condition.
According to firefighters, the horror began around 5:10 p.m. in Essen-Altenessen. As police reported to German media, the attacker caused a fire in a residential building in Altenessener Street, on the corner of Pielsticker Street. He then headed towards Zollvereinstraße, where he started another fire in a building.
In total, police reported that 29 people were injured in the fires in the afternoon, even if the firefighters They mentioned that the number stood at 31 hurt. Dramatic footage shows parents lifting their children from a gutter into the arms of a rescuer.
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The man continued his attack and got back into his van and headed towards Katernberger Street. Over there hit the van the window of a vegetable store. He stepped back and charged the front again.
The driver then went to another business on rue Katernberger and this time got out of the vehicle with a machete. Various videos have circulated on social networks in which we see the attacker threatening those around him with his weapon. Passers-by apparently they managed to keep him at bay throw objects at him.
Concerning the identity of the attacker, certain German media such as the newspaper Picture indicated that the attacker could be of Syrian origin.
