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Car bomb kills driver in central Berlin: police

Published: 15 Mar 2016 - 01:56 pm | Last Updated: 13 Nov 2021 - 05:38 pm
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Police inspect a damaged Volkswagen car in the Bismarckstrasse in Berlin, Germany March 15, 2016. German police said on Twitter that they believe an explosive device caused a car to explode while it was driven along a road in central Berlin on Tuesday morning. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch

Berlin: A car bomb killed a driver travelling down a street in central Berlin on Tuesday, police said, adding that it was caused by an explosive device "on or in the vehicle".

The explosion occurred during peak-hour traffic on Bismarckstrasse, within sight of the Victory Column monument, leaving the front of the car severely dented after it flipped over, while debris was strewn a few metres away.

AFP