Man Detained After Car Rams Into Gate of Angela Merkel's Chancellery

The incident comes as the German chancellor is expected to hold a virtual meeting with German state premiers to discuss steps to deal with the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

The police have detained a middle-aged man who crashed into the gate of Chancellor Angela Merkel's office in Berlin, the city's law enforcement forces said Wednesday. The incident is currently under investigation to establish whether the man's actions were intentional, the police stated.

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