Residents of Bad Arolsen were in shock over an incident that brought back memories of an attack in the Hesse town of Volkmarsen, when a man rammed his car into a carnival parade in 2020.
“It brings back lots of pictures from Volkmarsen,” Ellen Schreck, 45, whose son went to the school the group was from. She described the situation as an “absolute horror”.
“It's usually a quiet little town ... you always think you're in a safe bubble here. But that's not the case anymore.”
People laid flowers and candles at the Kaulbach school, which was closed on Thursday. Parents and a team from the school have travelled to Berlin to help look after the children.
“We're all deeply saddened,” said Almut Will-Olivieri, who owns a pizzeria in front of the school.
“The town is simply in shock.”
Reuters