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Italy verifying whether any Italian affected in deadly Muenster incident

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ROME, April 7 (Xinhua) -- Italy's Foreign Ministry is working to find out whether any Italians were affected by a deadly incident in the German university town of Muenster, where a minivan ploughed into a crowded cafe area, ANSA news agency reported Saturday.

According to German news agency dpa, at least four people died, including the driver of the minivan who committed suicide. Another 20 were injured, six of them seriously, according to RAI public broadcaster.

German officials have not yet confirmed whether it was a terrorist attack. Some local media are reporting the driver may have been a German citizen with psychiatric problems.

In Italy, rightwing leaders took to Twitter to comment on the incident, in spite of the lack of official confirmation as to its nature.

In December 2016, a fundamentalist drove a stolen truck into a crowded Christmas market in Berlin, killing 12 people, including an Italian woman. Enditem

 

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