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While investigations also aim at a claimed possible connection to the rightwing scene, the attacker had announced his suicide before and was known by his neighbours to have suffered from severe mental/psychological problems. The attack gets counted so far as that of a - derranged - lone wolf without further ideological connections.

Some of the injured still are in critical condition.

Things could have been far, far worse. I know the place, I park my bike there frequently. Its a hotspot for tourists, and in a weather like this, on a Saturday, it must have been a crowded place. Good news is the street is tight and it is very difficult to bring a van to racing speed in those tight corners with parked cars left and right. also, plenty of stone archs left and right from arcaded sidewalks: traps for a racing car.

The city currently builds retractable street bollards in various places, in prevention to terror attacks after the one in Berlin. Münster is famous for its several christmaks markets which attracts plenty of tourists, and I think it holds the catholic church congress in a few weeks.