Germany: Man armed with knife drives into people in Heidelberg

A man armed with a knife has driven a car into people in the southern German city of Heidelberg, killing one pedestrian and injuring two others, according to police. The suspect was shot after a short standoff with officers and taken to the hospital.

The suspect has been identified as a 35-year-old German citizen, Mannheim police and Heidelberg's prosecution office said in a joint statement.

Three people were rushed to hospital following the attack, with the police later saying that one of them, a 73-year-old man, has died of his injuries.Two other victims of the attack have been named as a 32-year-old Austrian citizen and a woman from Bosnia and Herzegovina, aged 29. They have been already sent home upon receiving first aid at the scene.

The incident occurred in Heidelberg's central square at around 16:00 local time (15:00 GMT), when a car drove into a...