Monday afternoon’s car attack in a pedestrian zone in Leipzig – a city celebrated for its Bach choir and its proud history of pro-democracy demonstrations before the fall of the Berlin Wall – has left two people dead and dozens injured. A 63-year-old woman and a 77-year-old man were killed, while three others are in a serious condition.
The suspect, a 33-year-old man born and raised in Leipzig, was arrested at the scene. Authorities were swift to announce he had no terrorist affiliations – a declaration greeted by some commentators almost as a relief. But the relief is premature. The hard questions are only just beginning.
