Several dead in Germany as van ploughs into crowd in Muenster

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  • Sylvain

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    Yet another car/truck/van attack in European streets ...

    Several dead in Germany as van ploughs into crowd in Muenster - BBC News

    Several people have been been killed in the city of Muenster, in western Germany after a van drove into pedestrians.The driver of the vehicle has killed himself, police said.
    About 30 people are reported injured in the incident, which occurred near the Kiepenkerl statue in the old town. Some are said to be in a serious condition.
    Police have asked people to avoid the city centre.

    Apparently not an accident if the driver killer himself.
     

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    The driver was known to police for having been a radical, watching isis videos and providing support for isis. The authorities are still unclear as to a motive for this attack.

    *This will be in the following article.
     

    Sylvain

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    Good guys with vans showing up to stop a bad guy with a van.

    On a side note I think having police vans is a uniquely European thing.I've never seen one in the US unless they are prisoner transport van.
    But I've never seen one used as a patrol vehicle.
     

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    Good guys with vans showing up to stop a bad guy with a van.

    On a side note I think having police vans is a uniquely European thing.I've never seen one in the US unless they are prisoner transport van.
    But I've never seen one used as a patrol vehicle.

    We have police SUVs. :D
     

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    Good guys with vans showing up to stop a bad guy with a van.

    On a side note I think having police vans is a uniquely European thing.I've never seen one in the US unless they are prisoner transport van.
    But I've never seen one used as a patrol vehicle.

    They do it in Australia amd Japan too.
     

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    Good guys with vans showing up to stop a bad guy with a van.

    On a side note I think having police vans is a uniquely European thing.I've never seen one in the US unless they are prisoner transport van.
    But I've never seen one used as a patrol vehicle.

    And they are painted blue!? All the polizei vehicles were painted green and white when I was there. They were nicknamed cucumbers.
     

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    Good guys with vans showing up to stop a bad guy with a van.

    On a side note I think having police vans is a uniquely European thing.I've never seen one in the US unless they are prisoner transport van.
    But I've never seen one used as a patrol vehicle.

    Not a lot of high speed chases in most European countries. I have a niece who's husband is in the Army stationed in Germany, where they all live. They traveled through FIVE countries in one day. Kind of like going from Bloomington to Wisconsin.
     

    Sylvain

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    And they are painted blue!? All the polizei vehicles were painted green and white when I was there. They were nicknamed cucumbers.

    They have been using silver and blue cars for a while.

    The idea of using the same colour for police uniforms and vehicles throughout the European Union has resulted in German police forces slowly changing vehicle liveries from white/green to silver/blue. The silver colour is actually increasing the resale value and thus lowers leasing costs (most states lease their cars nowadays). The blue colour is part of the standardizations.

    More recently, police forces changed to silver cars and vans instead of white ones as they were easier to sell than the white ones when their police service was over. Now, most states have light blue instead of green stripes, but cars painted in the old livery can still be seen (as of November 2012). Only the states of Bavaria and Saarland have opted to retain the green-on-white/silver livery; all other states are transitioning to blue-on-white/silver.

    They are state police so some states might still be using the green color.

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