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Driver who smashed van into German crowd psychologically disturbed: reports

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The driver who ploughed a van into crowds in the German city of Muenster before shooting himself dead Saturday is a German national with a history of psychological problems, several media outlets reported.

The daily Sueddeutsche Zeitung, public broadcaster ZDF and news agency DPA said the assailant was a German in his late 40s and believed to be psychologically disturbed" with no known links to "terrorism".

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First Published: Apr 07 2018 | 11:30 PM IST

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