(Marcel Kusch/dpa via AP) (Associated Press)BERLIN — A German man who repeatedly drove into crowds and injured eight people in apparent intentional attacks against foreigners has been ordered kept in detention pending possible charges, police said Wednesday. The attacks began shortly after midnight on Jan.1, first in Bottrop in western Germany and later in the nearby city of Essen. The 50-year-old suspect, who comes from Essen, is believed to have no previous police record. Police said a judge on Tuesday night ordered the suspect held in detention while the investigation on suspicion of attempted murder continues. German government spokeswoman Martina Fietz said Wednesday the government had learned “with dismay” of both the assaults and the attacks.

Source: Washington Post January 02, 2019 08:37 UTC