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Monday, 8 February 2016 - 10:56

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Police fire warning shots at car driving into Maastricht crowd

A motorist caused chaos in Maastricht on Sunday evening when he drove into a crowd of Carnival celebrators. The police fired warning shot to stop the car. According to the police, the incident happened around 9:00 p.m. on the Kesselkade. motorist hit another car and several Carnival bystanders ended up on the hood of his car, but no one was injured. The car was found a short time later on Sint Maartenslaan. The driver, a 49-year-old man from Maastricht, and his passenger were found in the cinema. The man was arrested.

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