Crime news. Blast that killed driver was car bomb, say Berlin police

Blast that killed driver was car bomb, say Berlin police

An explosion which killed the driver of a car in western Berlin this morning was caused by a bomb, police said.

A wide area of Charlottenburg was sealed off by emergency services for several hours while checks were made for further devices in and around the shattered Volkswagen Passat.

Witnesses described how their floors shook when the blast happened shortly before 8am.

Police said that the unidentified male driver quickly succumbed to his injuries after the explosion which caused the car to somersault while being driven along Bismarckstrasse.