A man in a car drove his vehicle into a carnival parade in Mannheim, Germany. Police said that two people were killed and others were injured in the incident that took place in western Germany on Monday. A suspected attacker has been detained. Police have appealed to the local people to stay inside their homes and away from the spot. Police have not given detailed information about the attack or the accident.

The incident took place in broad daylight in Mannheim, Germany, a large number of police personnel deployed

Police spokesman Stefan Wilhelm told a television channel, the incident took place at around 12:15 pm on Monday in the Paradeplatz area in the central area of ​​​​Mannheim city. A large number of police forces were deployed. He refused to give more information about the nature of the incident.

People's lives may be in danger

The police have not yet disclosed why a large number of law enforcement agencies and security forces were deployed in the center of the city. A spokesperson said that this incident could put people's lives at risk. Mannheim has a population of 3,26,000. This place is about 85 kilometers (52 miles) south of Frankfurt.

Threat of terrorist attack on social media

Police were on high alert before this year's carnival parade in Germany. Social media accounts linked to the terrorist group Islamic State had threatened to attack the parades to be held in Cologne and Nuremberg.