Some people were injured on the market square in Mannheim, the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung writes on its website. In the late morning there was an attack against several people on the market square in Mannheim where an anti-Islam demonstration had taken place. It is not yet possible to provide information on the extent and severity of the injuries. «The attacker then used a firearm. The attacker was also injured,” police said.
The Mannheimer Morgen reported, citing a police spokesperson at the scene, that the police officer was seriously injured. According to the police there is no danger to the population.
At the time of the crime, the citizen movement Pax Europa was present with an information stand on the Mannheim market square. Videos are circulating on the Internet which suggest that the attacker targeted the managers of the information stand