UPDATE - Germany: Van plows into crowd causing several deaths

UPDATES WITH INTERIOR MINISTRY STATEMENT, EDITS THROUGHOUT

By Ayhan Simsek

BERLIN (AA) - At least three people died after a van drove into a crowd in the western German city of Munster, interior ministry confirmed on Saturday.

A spokesman from the ministry told German press agency DPA that three people sitting outside a restaurant were killed in the incident, and the suspect was found dead within the car.

Police said nearly 30 people were injured in the incident in the town’s historic center.

Munster’s Mayor Markus Lewe told reporters at the scene that the police was still investigating the background of the crash.

“For the time being, we still do not know the motive,” he said.