The driver made four attempts to mow down pedestrians in the west German city of Bottrop MARCEL KUSCH/DPA VIA APAt least five people celebrating the new year in a west German city were injured by a driver who tried to ram pedestrians with his car in a series of apparently racist attacks. The driver made three attempts to mow down pedestrians in quick succession within the first hour of 2019. One policeman on the case told Bild that the string of attacks resembled “a hunt for people”. Migrants from Syria and Afghanistan were also among the wounded. “There was a clear intention to kill foreigners,” Herbert Reul, the interior minister for the…

Source: The Times January 01, 2019 18:00 UTC