German police shut down Mannheim city centre over 'life-threatening situation'

One dead, several injured as car drives into crowd in German city of Mannheim

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A police car is parked in Mannheim, western Germany.
A police car is parked in Mannheim, western Germany.
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Mannheim: German police on Monday declared a "life-threatening situation" in the centre of the southwestern city of Mannheim amid media reports that a car ran into a crowd of people.

Police spokesman Stefan Wilhelm declined to provide details but said residents had been urged "to avoid the inner city area" after the emergency sparked a large-scale police operation.

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