### [2026-05-4](/feed/2026/05/4/index.md)

##### 2026 Leipzig car incident
# Two people are killed and 22 others are injured, including two seriously, after a car was driven into a crowd of people in Leipzig, Saxony, Germany. The perpetrator is arrested and the incident is being investigated. 




### Sources:

1. [Reuters](https://www.reuters.com/world/car-rams-into-crowd-people-german-city-leipzig-focus-online-reports-2026-05-04/)

### Changes:

1. Three people are killed and 25 others are injured, including two critically, in an explosion at a fireworks plant in Liuyang, Hunan, China.  _2026-05-04 21:32:47 (First version)_
1. Two people are killed and 22 others are injured, including two seriously, after a car was driven into a crowd of people in Leipzig, Saxony, Germany. The perpetrator is arrested and the incident is being investigated.  _(Current version)_

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